"The 2026 budget is currently being debated in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. The draft was presented by Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and will be debated for around two months before being voted on at the end of November. The debates will not be easy. Many ministries will have to work with significantly smaller budgets because tax revenues are far from sufficient to cover government spending."
"The Ministry of Transport had not really worried about being hit by budget cuts. After all, the renovation of the crumbling infrastructure is a top priority, and the government just recently launched a 500 billion ($587 billion) credit-financed special fund for infrastructure and climate protection. "In many areas, our country has been ruined by austerity. We want the excavators to get to work quickly," has been the credo of Finance Minister Klingbeil. Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder expected his ministry to benefit enormously from this special fund. Clearly, transport routes such as roads, railways and bridges are all part of the infrastructure, and they are in poor condition."
Parliament is debating the 2026 budget, with a draft from Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil facing roughly two months of debate before a late-November vote. Tax revenues are far from sufficient to cover government spending, forcing many ministries to operate with significantly smaller budgets and prompting warnings of courageous, uncomfortable decisions. The governing coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD expects challenging negotiations. A 500 billion-euro credit-financed special fund for infrastructure and climate protection has been launched to prioritize renovation. The Transport Ministry expects substantial benefit as about 25,000 kilometers of highways need repair and around 5,000 bridges require urgent repair or rebuilding.
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