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Wiesbaden, a city in Germany, is set to receive financial support from a special 100 billion euro infrastructure fund, as part of a larger 500 billion euro Special Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Fund [1]. This fund aims to close public infrastructure gaps while promoting climate neutrality by 2045.
According to the Federal States and Municipalities Infrastructure Financing Act (LuKIFG-E), the funds will be allocated specifically for infrastructure investment at the state and municipal levels. The allocation includes sectors such as education infrastructure, which implies that school construction and renovation efforts are eligible for funding under this program [1].
The distribution of funds from this special package will support municipalities like Wiesbaden. The federal government will allocate funds to the federal states, which will then distribute funding to municipalities based on their infrastructure needs [1].
Mayor Mende of Wiesbaden has expressed the need for the expansion of public transport and the construction and renovation of schools, which requires a high double-digit million amount [1]. Mende also believes that the infrastructure package should lead to a fundamental reorganization of financial relationships between the federal government, states, and municipalities.
Mende is seeking negotiations with the state regarding the distribution of the 100 billion euros from the infrastructure package. However, no specific plans for the allocation of these funds within Wiesbaden have been announced [1].
The mayor's statements were made in Wiesbaden on Friday. Mende has also shown support for municipalities across political lines who complain about poor financial equipment.
Citizens with questions about the infrastructure package and its distribution can contact the Press Office of the State Capital Wiesbaden, located at Schlossplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden. The contact details for the responsible department, office, or switchboard of the town hall in Wiesbaden can be found on the town hall's website.
According to the latest "OB Barometer" of the German Institute of Urbanism, 70% of surveyed German mayors consider municipal finances to be the most urgent topic [1]. The infrastructure package is intended to stimulate more local investments, but the exact share and prioritization criteria for Wiesbaden could not be found in the search results.
[1] Information sourced from the Press Office of the State Capital Wiesbaden press release.
- The infrastructure support for Wiesbaden, a city in Germany, is part of a larger Special Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Fund, which includes sectors like education infrastructure, indicating that schools in Wiesbaden could receive funding.
- Mayor Mende of Wiesbaden is seeking negotiations with the state to discuss the allocation of the 100 billion euros from the infrastructure package, with a focus on expanding public transport and the construction/renovation of schools, as well as potentially reorganizing financial relationships between federal, state, and municipal governments.
