The Saxon State Court of Audit (LRH), just like the corresponding institutions in other federal states, warns against a further erosion of the debt brake. According to the auditors, the state's core expenditure must always be financed from current revenue and not through debt. The reason for this is the financial package that the Bundestag and Bundesrat approved last week. The audit offices of the federal states had published a joint statement on this.
Head of authority calls for task criticism
"It must be questioned which services the state wants to provide and which are absolutely necessary. State budgets must be put back on a solid footing. Intergenerational fairness must not become an empty phrase - it starts with a budget that is still sustainable tomorrow," emphasized Michel.
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