ADD gives the green light: District budget approved in Birkenfeld!

ADD gives the green light: District budget approved in Birkenfeld!

Great joy in the administration of the Birkenfeld National Park District: The ADD Trier gave the green light for the 2025 district budget on June 18, 2025. This approval ends a phase in which the district administration was only allowed to make legally binding or urgent expenditures. District Administrator Miroslaw Kowalski was pleased with the positive news during his vacation. In the future, investments and construction measures can finally be implemented within the framework of the budget after the provisional budget management has been lifted, as rhein-zeitung.de reported.

A specific project that can now be tackled is the expansion of the K37, which leads from Vollmersbachstrasse in Idar-Oberstein to Göttschied. The approval by the ADD marks an important step for the development of the region and shows that the administration has done its homework. Mayor Frank Frühauf also expressed his joy about the approval being granted and emphasized the recognition of the consolidation efforts of a working group, even if the budget remains unbalanced.

Budget situation and challenges

The numbers speak for themselves: the district's budget shows a deficit of around 14.22 million euros, while the financial budget is struggling with a shortfall of 26.7 million euros. In order to address this bottleneck, loans amounting to 9.4 million euros must be taken out as part of the investments. Despite a repayment of 0.6 million euros, the aim is to raise new debt of 8.8 million euros in the investment area. This is how wochenspiegellive.de notes, the first liquidity loan requirement since 2021 in the amount of 17.88 million euros.

However, the approval for 2025 comes with a clear message: The ADD is urgently calling for statutory budget balancing for the following years. The focus here is on consolidating the city's finances, which, as is well known, remains an ongoing task for the council and administration. It is important to adjust the property tax rates so that revenue neutrality is achieved.

Importance of Budget Approval

The approval of the district budget not only represents a relief for the administration, but for the entire region. How kommunalwiki.boell.de describes, municipal budget plans must be submitted to the municipal supervisory authority after their decision in order to check any legal violations. A rejected budget would have led to provisional budget management, which usually results in a severe restriction of options for action. The consent now given by the ADD opens up numerous development opportunities.

From now on, work in the administration will focus on measures that not only improve the infrastructure, but also stabilize the financial situation in the long term. Despite the existing challenges, those responsible can look forward with optimism and push forward with the implementation of their projects.