Saxony's Court of Audit sees its own legal opinion confirmed by the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling on police costs for high-risk soccer matches. The Court of Audit had audited the expenses for securing soccer matches in Saxony in 2019 and later recommended that the Free State should follow the example of the state of Bremen and also create a corresponding legal basis.
"High-risk football matches cause additional costs of over seven million euros per year for the Saxon police. These are currently borne by the general public. Such costs should not be charged to the taxpayer," emphasized Court of Audit Director Gerold Böhmer. The ruling creates legal certainty for the creation of a corresponding regulation in Saxony as well.
