Hessian Finance Minister Lorz presents the state budget for 2027 - lower new debt planned

Hesse's Finance Minister Alexander Lorz (CDU) will present the 2027 state budget to the state parliament in Wiesbaden today (3:20 p.m.). It is a budget in challenging times, as the minister explained when presenting the paper with a view to the weakening economic situation. In line with the debt brake, the country wants to take on around 1.7 billion euros in new debt. This would reduce new debt by around 100 million euros compared to the current year. Lorz announced investments in, among other things, education.

The other topics of the first of three plenary days this week include protection against violence. The state of Hesse wants to take over the full financing of the ongoing operations of the existing women's shelters and advice centers from 2027. To date, the women's welfare system has been paid for jointly by the state, municipalities and the sponsors.

In addition, another Hessian bureaucracy reduction law will be discussed in the first reading. Among other things, it aims to pave the way for foreign skilled workers to get into the job. When checking your professional and educational qualifications, the approval will be deemed to have been granted three months after the documents have been submitted - provided no rejection has been sent. A total of 168 regulations in 70 laws are to be deleted.