Budget Committee approves bill – additional costs expected to run into millions
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The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that civil servant salaries in Berlin from 2008 to 2020 were unconstitutional, which has consequences for the federal and state governments.
The millions in higher salaries for civil servants in Brandenburg have overcome a crucial hurdle. The state parliament's budget committee voted with a majority in favor of the corresponding bill. The Brandenburg state parliament is expected to decide on this in October.
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled last year that civil servant salaries in Berlin from 2008 to 2020 were, with a few exceptions, unconstitutional. This also has consequences for the federal and state governments. According to Finance Minister Daniel Keller (SPD), Brandenburg is one of the first states to implement the Constitutional Court's decision with these plans.
Additional costs in the millions
According to the Ministry of Finance, higher salaries and increasing pensions for retired civil servants will amount to an additional 430 million euros this year. The burden on the budget is increasing: in 2027 the additional costs will be a total of 520 million euros compared to 2026. In 2028 there will be a total of 611 million euros more than originally this year.
According to previous figures, the salaries of civil servants in Brandenburg are set to increase by up to a fifth retroactively this year. At the same time, the approximately 30,000 civil servants should work 41 instead of 40 hours per week; There are exceptions for teachers, for example.
The red-black state government had agreed on this with the DGB unions. Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) and the state ministers should also receive more money, but to a lesser extent.
Save on staff
Because of the higher civil servant salaries, but also to limit expenses, the state government wants to save money in state administration, among other things. Keller also wants to use the pension fund – a retirement provision saved by civil servants – to finance the additional expenses.
The state parliament has already dealt with the double budget in the first reading, but the final decision is still pending. The SPD/CDU cabinet approved the draft at the beginning of September.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Brandenburg state parliament will decide on the draft law on civil servant salaries in October.
Very likely · Within weeks
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