Overview

• Petra Köpping has proposed an Investitionsgipfel with municipalities, business leaders and unions to coordinate the first tranches of the federal special fund.
• Saxony is set to receive over €4 billion from the fund, averaging around €400 million annually over the next decade.
• The summit will focus on channeling money into transport infrastructure, digitalization, hospitals and schools to deliver visible improvements.
• The cabinet must swiftly agree on spending priorities under the transitional 2025/26 double budget that closed a €4 billion gap with cuts.
• Finance Minister Christian Piwarz has described the current budget as a transitional measure and warned that deeper consolidation will be needed next cycle.