Finansministeriet mangler et klart overblik over projekter i særlig infrastrukturfond

De Grønnes politiker Sebastian Schäfer bad finansminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) om detaljer vedrørende byggeprojekter finansieret af infrastrukturfonden på 500 milliarder euro. Efter næsten to måneder gav det føderale finansministerium for det meste undvigende svar uden et ordentligt overblik. Kritikere anklager regeringen for at misbruge de gældsfinansierede midler.

Berlin. På sin første arbejdsdag i maj sidste år lovede Lars Klingbeil (SPD) at handle som en "investeringsminister". Infrastrukturfonden på 500 milliarder euro skulle modernisere Tyskland, renovere skoler, jernbaner og veje, så "bulldozerne kan rulle". I marts anklagede to økonomiske forskningsinstitutter Klingbeil for i vid udstrækning at misbruge fonden til at lukke budgethuller og finansiere valggaver. Budgetpolitiker for De Grønne, Sebastian Schäfer, anmodede om en liste over nye projekter finansieret af fonden, som allerede er under opførelse. Finansministeriets svar, som Handelsblatt har fået aktindsigt i, og som tog næsten to måneder at modtage, afslører manglen på et omfattende overblik. Oppositionen kritiserer manglen på gennemsigtighed i brugen af de gældsfinansierede midler.

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