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KIEL. Schleswig-Holstein in 2007 included € 578.7 million to 515.5 million euros less than expected and new debt to new debt over the accession in April 2005 (€ 1704.1 million) to less reduced as a third.
Rainer Wiegard Finance announced today (January 29) in Kiel, the provisional accounts of the country for the financial year 2007. "This is the lowest deficit since 1992. For the first time since 1997, the sum of new debt and capital consumption lower than that of self-financed investment by meeting the requirements of the Constitution for the budget. Unplanned tax revenues have been fully used to reduce debt, "said Wiegard. At the same time reserves were formed including for upcoming FAG payments to municipalities, a net amount of € 155 million. A constitutional budgeting has become practiced at this, "said Wiegard.
The Minister of Finance presented the provisional accounts for the first time in 2007 inspired the form of a business income statement, prior to a profit and loss account according to § 275 HGB. The operating result was positive at € 258.9 million (previous year: € -238.1 million, 2005 € -822.5 million) for the first time in years. "Thus, the regular expenditure on personnel, administration, investment and financial assistance by the current own revenues from taxes and administrative covered," said Wiegard.
Tax revenues are at 558.3 million € the previous year. In particular, the increase in the VAT rate by three points custody for more sales tax (+311.0 million euros) and import value added tax (+82.9 million euros). The reductions of tax breaks for home buyers in particular, commuter tax, the reduction of tax-free amounts, etc. also had income from increasing. Interest payments were reduced compared to the plan by 46 million €, as well as in the previous year less new debt were taken. Rainer Wiegard: "A further rise in interest expenditure can only be achieved with less debt. Saving is worth it! Must be spent in the financial planning period up to 2010 compared with the initial financial planning € 280 million less in interest "Nevertheless. Despite these positive developments, interest expenditures increased by interest rate developments and the continuing need new debt 2015 expected to more than 1.3 billion euros.
The self-financed investment (constitutional borrowing limit) amount to € 522.8 million. € and the net borrowing in the capital market 515.5 million. Thus, were € 578.7 million less than recorded in the budget with € 1094.2 million budgeted. "We meet to the requirements of the Constitution with a Constitutional Budget, Wiegard is satisfied.
Even with this "very satisfactory" financial statements was a balanced budget but still far away, keep it up of finance ministers, especially in the coming years, new issues, and others for the care of children under three years or f & # 252; expect to for the provision of additional places (University Pact), and declining revenues, eg from the surface water discharge after switching off the nuclear plants are. The structural deficit of the state budget must be reduced through further expenditure reductions and cutbacks continue. Given the reduction in staff costs through further job cuts are as much as the limitation of grants and subsidies and strict spending discipline. The Minister of Finance: "If we expect the help of the other states and the federal government, we must increase our own efforts."
more information in the new edition of the Financial despatch of Finance the Internet at www.finanzministerium.schleswig-holstein.de
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