Bundesfinanzen: Klingbeil verteidigt Haushalt: Veränderung muss gerecht sein
In der ersten Bundestagssitzung nach dem Sommer geht es gleich ums Ganze: den Bundeshaushalt. Finanzminister Klingbeil legt vor.
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil defended his budget plans for the upcoming year in the Bundestag. The coalition will have to make painful compromises and cut financial support and subsidies, the SPD leader stated. Only through such measures would there be room to invest in the future. The stronger economic growth demonstrated the effectiveness of the federal government's investment policy and reforms, Klingbeil noted.
"The world will remain unstable. This will not change in the coming years. But I want Germany to be freer from this in some respects," he said. "My vision is a future-oriented Germany that is sovereign and resilient, a strong country that is innovative and also social." Every change must be fair and not leave the same people feeling like they are falling behind.
Therefore, those who need relief the most, families and people with low to middle incomes, would be relieved. Klingbeil also defended the high loans for defense, stating, "Defending ourselves without new debts is like flying to the moon without a rocket." However, such significant debts would need to create jobs and innovation in Germany.
The 2027 budget foresees expenditures of 555.4 billion euros, slightly more than this year. Debt of 118.7 billion euros would be incurred in the core budget, with additional loans from infrastructure and climate neutrality special funds and for the Bundeswehr. Overall, the new debt in 2027 is expected to be around 200 billion euros.
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