The Saxon minority coalition of CDU and SPD has reached an agreement with the Greens and the Left Party on the double budget for 2025/2026. This was announced by the parliamentary group leaders of the four parties in the state parliament. The CDU-SPD coalition is ten votes short of a majority in parliament, which is why an agreement with opposition groups was necessary.
In order to reach an agreement, several amendments from the Greens and the Left Party were incorporated into the government's draft double budget. The budget, with expenditure of 25 billion euros per year, does not include new borrowing. However, the partners reserve the option of borrowing for future budget negotiations, as was made possible for the federal states by the decision of the Bundestag.
The Saxon state parliament is due to vote on the double budget next week.
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