Overview

• Sachsen plans to reduce its public administration workforce without layoffs, relying on retirements and leaving half of 7,000 vacant positions unfilled.
• The strategy is expected to save approximately 250 million euros annually, addressing growing financial pressures.
• Rising public sector wage costs, including an additional 600 million euros in 2025 due to tariff increases, are a significant challenge.
• The state will evaluate departmental tasks for potential automation and digitization to maintain efficiency with fewer staff.
• Sachsen's workforce has grown to 96,000, despite earlier plans to reduce it to 70,000 by 2020, drawing criticism from oversight bodies.