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Rendsburg-Eckernförde District Council: Budget decision postponed to 2026!
The crucial meeting of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district council on the district levy will be postponed to February 2026. The reasons are formal inquiries into the financial situation of the municipalities.
Rendsburg-Eckernförde District Council: Budget decision postponed to 2026!
Political events in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district are bringing with them new developments. The district council, which would have originally held an important meeting in December 2025 to decide on the district levy and the district budget, now has to reschedule. How kn-online.de reported, the resolution will be postponed to a special meeting on February 2, 2026.
This is a significant turning point for the citizens and municipalities in the district. On Monday, November 17th, the district administration invites you to an information event in the district hall in Rendsburg, which can also be followed in the live stream. The background to this postponement is a formal request to the cities and municipalities about the financial situation, which is due to the extended deadline for statements from the original November 7th to December 5th. This consultation is intended to provide a realistic picture of the municipalities' financial needs. The treasurers currently do not know exactly how much money they will have to pay to the district at the turn of the year.
The discussion about the district levy
Amid these uncertainties, there is the possibility of an increase in the district levy from 27 to 29 percent. This would mean additional costs of around 2.5 million euros for the city of Rendsburg. The chairman of the SSW district council group, Michael Schunck, is strongly campaigning against this increase in the 2025 budget year. He emphasizes the already tense budgetary situation and warns against further restricting the ability of the heavily burdened municipalities to act, as is the case week of pregnancy communicates.
Schunck calls for a constructive dialogue between all those involved in order to stabilize the financial conditions. In the long term, the SSW would like to dynamically adjust the district levy in order to create planning security for the municipalities without presenting the cities and communities with insoluble challenges.
outlook
The planned exchange in November and the special meeting in February are crucial to clarify the prevailing financial uncertainties. It remains to be seen how cities and municipalities will react to the possible changes and whether there can be an agreement that is acceptable for everyone involved. The coming weeks therefore promise intensive consultations and discussions that will affect not only the financial future of the district, but also that of the individual municipalities.