What is the municipal budget? Explanatory video
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How is the budget drawn up?
Planning is generally carried out for one financial year, which corresponds to the calendar year, but can also be carried out for two financial years (double budget). Planning normally begins in the middle of the previous year with the internal coordination of the budget figures of the individual organizational units, resulting in a draft budget.
The political discussion of the budget then begins with its presentation by the Lord Mayor at the budget meeting of the City Council. This is followed by discussions on the extensive set of figures in the various Council committees and within the political groups. The planning process ends with the majority approval of the budget by the City Council, the so-called adoption of the budget.
The adopted budget is then submitted to the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport as the responsible municipal supervisory authority for approval. Once approval has been granted, the final version of the plan is published and made available for inspection for 7 days in the offices of the Financial Management team. Only now does the budget become effective and the funds assessed are fully available for the performance of tasks.
If there is no effective budget at the beginning of the year, the administration is bound by the regulations on provisional budget management and may only incur expenses and make payments that cannot be postponed for the continuation of necessary tasks.
The financial management team supports budget planning and prepares the various budget documents. You can view the individual budgets since 2017 on the following subpages.
Budget plans since 2017
References
The amount of taxes and charges levied is not determined exclusively by the budget bylaws. There may be separate tax statutes for the levying of taxes and separate statutes for the various fees such as street cleaning, waste disposal and sewage disposal.
Below you will find references to the specific individual regulations.
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Location
Fachdienst Haushalt und Finanzen
Team Finanzmanagement
Joachim-Campe-Straße 14
38226 Salzgitter