Brandenburg's Woidke: Ready for quick investments from special funds!

Brandenburg's Woidke: Ready for quick investments from special funds!

Prime Minister Dr. Dietmar Woidke welcomed the agreement of the states to implement the federal government's special fund for infrastructure. This happened during the recent Prime Minister's Conference in Berlin, where the heads of government of the federal states agreed on the distribution of investments according to the Königstein Key. Woidke emphasizes that Brandenburg is ready to implement the special fund for investments quickly and with little bureaucracy.

A central theme of this conference was the demand for the federal government to ensure a low-bureaucracy design and early involvement of the states in the implementation of the 500 billion euro program. This underlines the urgency and commitment of the states to quickly advance infrastructure projects in Germany.

The Königstein key

The Königstein key, which was proposed for the distribution of the special assets, consists of two thirds from tax revenue and one third from the population of the states. This key is recalculated annually. North Rhine-Westphalia will receive the largest share of around 21 billion euros. This was explained by the chairman of the Conference of Finance Ministers, CDU politician Optendrenk.

In addition to financial resources, Woidke is also demanding that the federal government accelerate planning for infrastructure measures and reduce bureaucratic hurdles. The Prime Minister is also in favor of simplifying procurement law and raising the EU thresholds at EU level. With this requirement, Woidke aims to make the implementation of projects even more efficient.

Energy policy in focus

Another important item on the agenda was energy policy. Woidke supports the federal government's plans to reduce electricity taxes to the European minimum and to cap network fees. These measures are intended not only to reduce the financial burden on consumers, but also to strengthen the competitiveness of the German economy.

The agreement between the finance ministers of the federal states on the distribution of the special fund reflects the willingness to take out more loans in times of tight budgets and taking the debt brake into account. Unique special spending of up to 500 billion euros was made possible to implement the urgently needed infrastructure projects.

Brandenburg is loyal and willing to invest, under the clear condition that the process is efficient and the resources are used in a targeted manner. The coming times will show how the implementation of these plans will progress.

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