Overview
- Under the Bundesinfrastruktur-Sondervermögen Saarland will receive about €98 million annually for the next 12 years to modernize local infrastructure
- The Finance Ministry will negotiate mid-August with municipal associations to divide the funds based on project success rather than fixed percentages
- A cabinet-approved reform of the Sanierungshilfengesetz would permit Saarland to incur up to €95 million in new debt each year once federal legislators ratify the change
- Saarland’s existing debt stands at roughly €17 billion, highlighting the challenge of funding investments within debt-brake constraints
- From its €2.9 billion Transformationsfonds the state has approved €1.9 billion for 30 projects and disbursed €427 million toward digitalization, security, education and talent recruitment