Social organizations warn of the long-term consequences of the currently planned cuts in the 2025/2026 double budget. "In our opinion, the draft budget does not meet the great demands we have in Saxony for the coming years and especially for the coming period," said Markus Schlimbach, Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in Saxony, on the occasion of the beginning consultations in the state parliament committees.
Welfare association: Saving exacerbates the problems of tomorrow
The social infrastructure is barely being maintained, but what is actually needed is powerful investment in social infrastructure and education. The cuts would exacerbate social problems, said Michael Richter, Managing Director of the Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband Sachsen. The costs would decrease in the short term due to savings in the areas of prevention, integration, education and family support, but would increase in the long term.
