Kraushaar: Many will have to share special assets

In the view of Infrastructure Minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU), difficult discussions lie ahead when it comes to distributing the money from the federal financial package. "The special funds for infrastructure will have to be shared by many, and the municipalities will also be involved," she told the "Sächsische Zeitung" and the "Leipziger Volkszeitung".

The "fur of the bear" has already been distributed 15 times. "I will have to work very hard to ensure that a large proportion of these funds actually goes towards building roads and renovating bridges." She has already asked for a review of how the Free State can also manage the increase in funding in terms of personnel.

The billion-euro financial package from the CDU, SPD and Greens will be voted on today in the Bundesrat (upper house of parliament), the Bundestag had already passed it on Tuesday. Part of the package is a debt-financed special fund of 500 billion euros, 100 billion euros of which is to go to the federal states. This will be used to pay for infrastructure repairs, among other things.