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Bavaria’s Audit Office Urges Unified Cost Controls on State Properties

An ORH study shows benchmarking could reduce Bavaria’s 1.3-billion-euro maintenance bill by 10 percent.

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Overview

  • The ORH’s June 2025 report calls for a unified, cross-departmental cost control system for state-owned properties and proposes an analysis of transition effort and projected savings.
  • Bavaria allocated approximately 1.3 billion euros for the 2024/2025 maintenance and management of its public buildings.
  • The audit office estimates that a 10 percent reduction in operating and upkeep costs could yield roughly 130 million euros in annual savings.
  • Ministerpräsident Markus Söder pledged in June 2024 to introduce cost controls in every ministry but no concrete measures have been enacted.
  • The Green Party slammed the government’s inaction while the Bavarian Ministry of Construction maintains that existing budget allocations already provide oversight over property expenses.