Overview

• The Planungsreferat forecasts München’s population will exceed 1.8 million by 2030, putting pressure on housing, transport, schools and childcare.
• Despite record revenues, Christian Scharpf warns that rising expenditures from infrastructure and social services create a revenue gap.
• The city plans to review and prioritize its portfolio of tasks, potentially eliminating some voluntary services to curb spending.
• Digitalization and artificial intelligence will be deployed to streamline processes and identify further savings within the administration.
• Scharpf calls on the federal government to fully fund new mandates such as all-day care in Kitas and primary schools to ease municipal financial strain.