US EditionStudy - Municipalities Pay More and More for Social Affairs and Administration, Share for Infrastructure Decreases
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According to a study, cities and municipalities in Germany are spending more and more money on social affairs and administration.
According to a study, municipal expenditure on social assistance and childcare has increased sharply, while the budget share for road construction has fallen.
What cities and communities spend money on has shifted significantly in recent years. Often this is due to the federal and state governments, the IW in Cologne believes - and suggests consequences.
According to a new survey, the proportion of the budget that cities and municipalities have to spend on social affairs is rising sharply. Investments in infrastructure or housing are decreasing. Many municipalities criticise additional burdens from the federal government, whose funding is not secured.
Childcare and social services instead of road construction – according to a study, local government spending has shifted significantly. (Illustration) Uwe Anspach/dpa Cities and municipalities in Germany invest more than one in three euros of their budgets in social services and youth work. The share of spending in this area has increased by half since 1992, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW Cologne). Spending on social a…
Local authorities in Germany currently spend almost 38 percent of their budgets on social services. Three decades ago, in contrast, the share was only 25 percent. This is the result of a yet-to-be-published study by the employer-friendly German Economic Institute (IW), which the "Rheinische Post" reported on in its Friday edition. Spending on social assistance and childcare, in particular, has increased sharply. But spending on central administr…
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