Overview
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s Landtag approved a double budget of roughly €12.2 billion per year after a marathon debate, backed by SPD and Die Linke and rejected by the opposition.
- The state will largely deplete reserves and resume borrowing of about €280 million annually, while planning €1.7 billion in investments for 2026, €1.6 billion for 2027, and nearly €350 million in extra support for municipalities.
- Thuringia’s budget committee endorsed the amended 2026/27 plan, lifting expenditures to €14.80 billion in 2026 and €15.14 billion in 2027 and paving the way for a special Landtag session to finalize it.
- Thuringia retains substantial new borrowing of about €867 million in 2026 and €552 million in 2027, adds a credit‑financed €250 million annual municipal investment program, and channels projected tax gains to local finances.
- Both budgets underwent extensive rewrites in committee — 113 changes in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and roughly 330 in Thuringia — as opposition parties criticized limited savings and warned about long‑term fiscal risks.