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Brombeer Coalition Reaches Budget Compromise With Left for Thuringia’s 2026/27 Plan

Passage now hinges on a Left caucus decision next week.

Overview

  • The agreement preserves municipal funding packages and directs roughly €400 million in tax windfalls into the state reserve.
  • Negotiators reversed many planned cuts in youth programs, school social work, culture, integration, adult education, and labor‑market measures.
  • The compromise includes a kindergarten moratorium to prevent staff reductions and creates a Transformation Fund to safeguard jobs.
  • The budget is slated for the budget and finance committee on 11 December, followed by a possible Landtag vote about a week later.
  • The AfD denounced the deal as pushing new debt to record levels, while NGOs and Green activists rallied against reductions to integration, climate, and social services.