Overview
- The May tax estimate projects €183 million less revenue for Thuringia this year and €172 million less next year.
- The current two-year budget already carries a €210 million gap that the government says must be closed with savings.
- A one-off census effect brings an expected €118 million payment, which cuts this year’s net hole to about €65 million, or roughly 0.5% of the budget.
- The state will not cut transfers to cities and towns under the revenue-sharing system, even as local coffers are forecast to lose €24 million this year and €27 million in 2027.
- A budget structure commission is combing through spending through summer with first findings due in autumn, and officials expect to dip into reserves as a 2027 supplemental budget looks unlikely.