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SummaryPart 1: Pieroth comments on austerity measures in the Berlin budget. The cuts made by the federal government are decisive. Pieroth wants to weaken net new debt and is therefore planning investment cuts, among other things. Pieroth also refers to the financing of districts and specialist administrations. Here, savings are to be achieved primarily through leasing financing. Overall, investments are to be postponed, stretched or reduced in price. A number of structural savings measures are also adopted. Pieroth also comments on the possible state merger of Berlin and Brandenburg and their financial future.
Part 2: Elmar Pieroth (CDU) comments on the state financial equalization system and East and West tariffs in the public service.
