“Costs too high” – 52 mayor around the second kindergarten year

The municipalities are increasingly burdening the requirements of the federal government, the municipal councilor of Wels Andreas Rabl is criticizing. He demands a reorganization of financial equalization between the federal, national and municipalities. He mentions the Swiss model as a model, according to which not only a resource compensation, but also as load compensation. Municipalities that are more stressed by migration or traffic must get more money. As a third component, there is also a hardship compensation for municipalities that are more affected by disasters.

The federal and national governments work “cheating”
Half of the municipalities are now departure communities and there are more and more. You feel like driving through the federal and national governments. There are more and more similarities in the field of kindergarten, minimal security, health, care and the like. “But only the countries and the federal government are always at a table. The municipalities are outside, although they support the costs. This entire system of federal state agreements should be said. We have more to say, more cooperation between the communities on such agreements, because this is the only way to do a fair distribution,” said Rabl.

“I always compare it a bit with a tavern. The federal government and the country go to the taverne, order something and when it is paid, they are gone. And the communities can then pay for the colliery. This is a kind of brutal bruise that is done and operated here and we think that’s wrong.

“What is currently happening is really tragic”
“I always say that a bit of whining is a Mayor, but what is currendly happening is really tragic. If there are many communities that are noble able to be liquid that are no longon longer able to the wages at the wages at the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of it. Classic Little Whining, But is Really A Drastic Situation, “Adds Maximilian Linder, National Councilor and Local Council.

The municipalities are constantly being transferred to new tasks, such as the expansion of childcare with longer opening times, smaller group sizes, the second mandatory kindergarten year and the expansion of all schools in the basic area or in local transport. But they have less and less money. “In 2019 we were able to use 47 percent of the profit parts in federal taxes for our own tasks in the municipality in Carinthia. This means that we could use 470 euros for ourselves. In 2025 this area has already fallen to 38 percent and 380 euros,” says Linder.

Rebellion against a second mandatory kindergarten year
RABL also has a calculation example of his community: the reduction in the maximum number of kindergarten group of 22 to 20 and the shortening of the working hours of the supervisors means ten groups for Wels and investment costs of ten million euros. Added to the annual personnel costs. A mandatory second kindergarten year is also planned. RABL demands that this only applies to children with a lack of knowledge of German. Otherwise the municipalities cannot manage the costs. One could check the language skills through the mother-child card and those who need financing according to his proposal.