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Landau presents the supplementary budget for 2025: This is how you can take part!
The city of Landau will present the supplementary budget for 2025 on August 18th. Register for the digital information event by email.
Landau presents the supplementary budget for 2025: This is how you can take part!
Things are getting exciting in Landau: The city administration has put the draft for the supplementary budget for 2025 on the table. Mayor Dominik Geißler emphasizes the importance of transparency and invites all interested citizens to actively participate. Digitalization is beneficial here: next Monday, August 18th, at 5:30 p.m. there will be a digital information event in which citizens can find out more about the budget. Registration is necessary; Participants can do this by email buerger participation@landau.de contact to receive the access data.
As already discussed at the last meeting of the city administration, the supplementary budget is not only used to adapt to current circumstances, but is also an important basis for further public discussion. After the summer break, the city committees will discuss the draft in detail to ensure that all interests are taken into account. The event offers a great opportunity to ask questions and enter into dialogue, which Geißler considers to be essential for citizen participation. According to rheinpfalz.de it is emphasized that the supplementary budget is also a means of making additional taxes, especially in times when economic conditions can change quickly.
A space for dialogue
The digital information event is not just a classic presentation framework. It offers space for a real dialogue between citizens and the city administration. As can be seen from the fine details of the event, there is a strong focus on increasing citizen participation. Participatory budgeting in Germany is a concept that invites citizens to actively participate in decision-making processes beyond their political rights in order to develop and discuss ideas. [bpb.de](https://www.bpb.de/themen/stadt-land/buergerfinanz/508752/fragen-und- Answeren-zum-buergerfinanz/) points out that these instruments are not intended to replace democratic elections, but rather to serve as a supplement.
When developing and discussing proposals, the question of representativeness always arises. Participatory budgeting is often not representative and often shows a dominance of better-educated, middle-aged or male participants. This is something that the city administration would definitely like to improve in the interests of diversity and inclusion. Public outreach is therefore crucial to mobilize a wider range of voices.
Promote a culture of trust
The crucial question remains how the collected ideas will be implemented. Ultimately, the responsibility for implementation lies with democratically elected bodies, such as the local council. This means that politicians are required to work through all proposals and weigh them up in the interests of all citizens. The importance of an open and constructive dialogue culture cannot be overestimated. Because transparency and participation bring an obvious solution: Together for a Landau worth living in!