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Unlawful game with the law? The City of Weißenfels jeopardizes special funds for its own interestsWhile federal law provides special funds for additional investments, the Weißenfels city administration is apparently planning to use the money for long-planned projects – an approach that not only angers the local mayors but may also be unlawful. 
The Weißenfels city administration is currently under heavy criticism: An internal email exchange and an article in the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung from 23 January 2026 (see this article) suggest that the administration intends to use the funds from the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK) for projects that already exist in the districts – and not, as required by law, for additional investments. The legal situation is therefore clear: The special fund was explicitly created through an amendment to the Basic Law (Art. 143h GG) to finance additional infrastructure measures that go beyond the regular budget. According to the Federal Court of Auditors and the Federal Ministry of Finance, it must not be used to relieve the municipal budget, but must promote projects that otherwise would not be realized. Nevertheless, those responsible in Weißenfels are apparently planning to redirect these funds to already planned measures such as investments in the city center and the districts. This has met with fierce criticism from the local mayors, who rightly point out that the money should be used for the villages’ own projects and that the municipalities have the right to have a say in how the funds are used. The email correspondence and the inquiry in the Weißenfels city council make it clear: The problem is known. One resident writes: “How is it to be ensured that LuKIFG funds represent additional investments and not just budget relief?”It therefore inevitably raises the question of whether the city administration does not know the legal situation, has not examined it seriously, or is deliberately willing to act unlawfully. The criticism from the local mayors is not merely formal-legal: It also concerns the political legitimacy and the needs of the citizens on the ground. Projects such as village community centers, youth clubs, music rooms, or the preservation of cultural monuments are at stake – measures that are crucial for village identity and social cohesion. The current debate casts a grim light on the administration: Is the trust of citizens being put at risk here in order to relieve the municipal budget in the short term? Or is it a misunderstanding of the legal framework? The city is now called upon to provide clear answers and to respect the legally binding principle of additionality of the special funds. Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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