From Hildburg Bruns
There are currently more questions than answers, but if necessary a huge chunk of money: Red-Green-Red wants to alleviate the hardship of Berlin and the capital’s companies in winter with up to 1.5 billion euros.
Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey (44, SPD) has two big wishes in advance for the federal traffic light government: suspend the debt brake in 2023, i. H. green light for red numbers in the crisis. And: The federal government should get to the root of the problem and cap the energy price, i.e. assume the costs from a certain price.
And what is Berlin itself doing?
The 29-euro subscription for the AB range from October to December has already been announced. Cost point for the quarter: 105 million euros. It remains to be seen whether the social ticket (currently 27.50 euros) for Berlin Pass holders can be made even cheaper in the new year.
The 350,000 tenants of the state-owned companies can breathe a sigh of relief – they have a moratorium on termination in the event of payment difficulties due to higher energy costs.
Any other plans?
►Private households: Energy debts are to be taken over from a hardship fund in order to prevent electricity/gas cuts +++ Energy cost subsidies and an electricity discount are being prepared for low and medium incomes, conceivable for WBS beneficiaries +++ Debt and energy advice expand.
►Companies: suspend the obligation to file for insolvency +++ extend the tax deferral +++ emergency aid in the event of increased energy costs +++ loans to be liquid again. Giffey: “We must avoid unemployment, recession and a wave of bankruptcies.”
Of course, Berlin also supports its own facilities such as schools and day care centers or the higher fuel costs for the police and fire brigade. In the case of clinics, Giffey sees the federal government as more responsible.
The SPD party leaders had five hours. Greens, links brooded, strengthened during the break with solyanka and gnocchi mushroom ragout.
Further details can only be planned after the Prime Minister’s round on Wednesday next week. “Of course we want to avoid double funding,” says Giffey.