Red-green presents household 2026: Big plans for Lower Saxony!

Red-green presents household 2026: Big plans for Lower Saxony!

On Monday, June 30, 2025, the red-green state government will present the budget plans for 2026 in Hanover at 12:00 p.m. Prime Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) will present the plans together with Minister of Culture Julia Willie Hamburg and finance minister Gerald Heere (both Greens). Numerous measures are expected that not only affect the infrastructure, but also the citizens: directly.

A central topic will be the strengthening of local transport. In particular, discounts for trainees are planned at the Germany ticket. The focus is also on relief for municipalities, whereby the daycare centers are particularly to be emphasized. It is interesting to introduce free rental tablets at schools for the coming school year 2026/27, which is an important signal for digital education in Lower Saxony. The demands in its current catalog, which requires more investments in local transport, daycare centers, hospitals and adult education, show that the Verdi union does not remain idios. Verdi head of state Andrea Wemheuer emphasizes the need for additional investments to obtain specialists in Lower Saxony.

investments and support

A remarkable step by the state government, said Prime Minister, is the announcement of a “billion dollar investment offensive” as part of the budget for 2026, which is planned by 2029. Here it is emphasized that the budget is used as the basis for the entire budget and economic management of the country and records all financial activities, such as Lower Saxony.de explained.

The political goals of the state government rely on reliable planning to ensure stability, whereby investments in education, climate protection, infrastructure and digitization are targeted. In recent years, the investment rate in the household has increased continuously and increased from 4.6 % in 2023 to a proud 7.1 % in 2025. A clever financial policy approach that could have far -reaching consequences.

further development and reactions

In response to the challenges caused by the UkraineKlieg and the energy crisis, the state government has created supplementary households for 2022 and 2023 that support small and medium -sized companies as well as educational institutions. An immediate program mobilized around one billion euros to relieve the Lower Saxony municipalities and to support refugees. As part of the aids, measures for energetic transformation are also promoted.

For 2024, a supplementary budget with an immediate measures program of 110 million euros was put on to deal with the damage from the Christmas flood. This includes help for flood -damaged people and the elimination of damage to the public infrastructure. A sign that the state government has important social issues in view and is ready to act quickly when it matters, the support for social institutions and sports clubs is also emphasized.

The political steps and the existing budget plans stand for a future -oriented Lower Saxony, which not only takes care of the needs of its citizens in times of crisis: inside. With the announced measures, the state government would like to set an example that investments and support are also on the agenda in difficult times. It will be interesting to see how the proposals and claims of the various actors will be taken into account in the final budget.