Federala och delstatliga myndigheter överens om finansiell reform för kommuner

Federala och delstatliga myndigheter har enats om en ny regel för att avlasta kommunerna. Staten kommer framöver att täcka 80 procent av kostnaderna för vissa federala lagar.

Efter en lång tvist meddelade Niedersachsens ministerpresident Olaf Lies om överenskommelsen på onsdagskvällen. Den följer principen "den som beställer betalar" och träder i kraft den 1 september. Förbundskansler Friedrich Merz talade om ett nytt kapitel i samarbetet. För nya förmånslagar eller ändringar med merkostnader som överstiger 200 miljoner euro för delstater och kommuner, täcker staten 80 procent. Detta påverkar främst lagar som den federala delaktighetslagen (Bundesteilhabegesetz), barn- och ungdomsvård samt underhållsförskott. Kommunernas kostnader hade stigit kraftigt under de senaste åren.

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