Overview
- Dachau will keep its Kreisumlage at 52.5% for 2026 after Bavaria’s late-October boost to municipal equalization, with the Bezirk Oberbayern planning only a 1.15-point increase in its levy.
- County officials in Dachau still flag unresolved structural pressures, citing €1.6 million in higher personnel costs from tariff agreements, new operating costs for two gymnasiums, and large outlays for the Bezirksumlage and social security.
- Augsburg opened budget talks with an unprecedented shortfall of nearly €19 million and, even after one-off measures, a structural deficit exceeding €10 million, with budget adoption slated for February 23, 2026.
- Augsburg details include rising demands in youth welfare (€39 million), social assistance (nearly €26 million), personnel (€63 million), and a Bezirksumlage increase, while leaders warn a sharp Kreisumlage hike would cripple municipalities.
- Local coping strategies diverge: Kirchlinteln passed a 2026 budget with a roughly €125,000 deficit after cuts and fee adjustments, whereas Kirchheim approved expanded kindergarten investments and higher liquidity credit despite transparency complaints.