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Municipal Finance

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NRW Largely Completes Takeover of Municipal Old Debts

The step gives towns breathing room by shifting costly short‑term cash loans to the state.

Raids Target Suspected Mailbox-Company Service Across NRW and Bavaria

Ciotti Unveils €60 Million Savings Plan to Cut Taxes in Nice

Saxony Finalizes €4.83 Billion Fund, €2.83 Billion Goes to Municipalities

Halifax Council Passes 2026–27 Budget With 9.5% Municipal Tax Increase as Mayor Opposes

Alberta Unveils Phased Rural Police Funding Reset Starting in 2026

São Paulo Sets Course for Inflation-Linked Rail Fare in 2026 as Bus Tariff Decision Waits

Ter Apel Asylum Centre Falls Below 2,000 Threshold, Halting Daily Fines

Bavaria’s Top Court Upholds Ban on Municipal Bed Taxes

Saxony Sets Plan to Clear €75 Million in Unpaid Refugee Care Bills

Outgoing Ludwigshafen Mayor Says Austerity Imperils Democracy, Calls for Municipal Finance Overhaul

Schwäbisch Gmünd Mayor’s Student Cleaning Plan Meets Immediate Pushback

Dresden Imposes 2026 Budget Freeze as Leipzig Tightens Spending

B.C. Overhauls Development Fee Payments to Spur Home Construction

Saxon Constitutional Court Upholds 2021 COVID Measures Except Curfew and Ceremony Limits

Bundeswehr Upholds €1.35 Million Invoice for Brocken Wildfire Assistance

Brandenburg Unveils Record €34 Billion Two-Year Budget with Increased Debt

Görlitz County Faces Budget Deadlock as 2025/2026 Plan Fails to Pass

Rheinland-Pfalz Introduces Flat Fee System for Refugee Costs

Bavaria's New Property Tax Reform Sparks Debate on Fairness