Overview

• Minister-President Anke Rehlinger announced more than €5 billion in public investments over the next decade in a government statement to the Landtag.
• The package combines €2.9 billion from the Transformationsfonds, €1.2 billion from Saarland’s share of the federal special fund, and about €1 billion in planned Bundeswehr projects.
• The spending is in addition to normal budget funds, with the state’s 2026/27 double budget also before parliament for consideration.
• The plan seeks to safeguard over 40,000 auto and supplier jobs as Rehlinger argues for flexibility on climate timelines and continued hybrid vehicle options after 2035 via federal advocacy at the EU level.
• At least €400 million from the federal special fund is slated for roads, bridges, bike paths and buildings, alongside support for municipal upgrades and healthcare, while the CDU opposition criticizes the approach as offering nothing new.