The first styric state budget under Blauwzwart is. And it is clear that the debt mountain continues to grow – and that is huge: at the end of 2025, debts of 7.093 billion euros are estimated, which is an increase of almost a billion!
From the federal government to the municipalities – the depth and persistent recession have also left deep marks in the households of the public sector. Already in the previous year, the new debt of the State Styria was considerably higher than planned: originally 437.7 million euros were calculated – according to the financial statements of 2024, the min 723 million euros was considerably higher.
And an end to the credit explosion is not in sight. The first state budget to be submitted under Blue-Black expected at the end of this year the debt of 7.093 billion euros-this is almost a billion more than 2024 (6.159 billion euros)! Each of the nearly 1.27 million styians therefore bears a debt of around 5500 euros.
The net result is a minus of 908 million euros (after allocations and recording of budget reserves 868 million), in the previous year it was still at -357 million euros (or 356 million).
Source: Krone
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