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Budget 2026 in Lübeck: Rising taxes and new cuts planned!
Lübeck is planning budget adjustments for 2026: higher taxes, reduced personnel costs and investments in schools.
Budget 2026 in Lübeck: Rising taxes and new cuts planned!
A new course is being taken in Lübeck today: the parliamentary groups of the CDU, Greens and FDP have presented an accompanying resolution for the city's 2026 budget. The three political parties that form the majority in the citizenry have this hl-live.de reports that.... At the center of these measures is the “Agenda HL35”, which aims to reduce personnel costs. This drastic change is necessitated by the city's current financial situation.
Citizens will be directly involved in the financing because they will face some tax increases. The dog tax will be increased from 144 euros to 160 euros. It will be particularly expensive for dogs that are classified as dangerous: the tax will rise to 680 euros per year. The city expects to generate annual income of around 150,000 euros from these measures. Resident parking fees will also be increased, which should bring another 250,000 euros into the coffers.
Rising taxes and cuts
In addition, the city administration is planning to increase the spa tax in Travemünde and also ask day guests to pay. As part of the budget planning, savings should also be implemented in reports, consultants as well as in tourism advertising and the Nordic Film Days. Savings are also made in volunteer coordination. Fortunately, the price increases for swimming pools have not reached the originally planned level.
Although the number of positions in the city administration is expected to remain stable at 4,367 full-time positions, the high levels of employee absenteeism and the constantly increasing personnel costs due to new job requirements cannot be ignored. This also requires an expansion of “task criticism” to identify tasks that no longer need to be completed by the administration. At the same time, the city wants to invest specifically in schools.
Decision is imminent
The final decision on the budget will be made by the citizens on Thursday evening. For anyone interested, the suggestions can be viewed on the city's website luebeck.de.
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