The state government in Berlin asks the housing company Howoge for help with the construction of new schools.
To bypass the balanced budget amendment a private company should be responsible.
In this way, the costs should be borne as current costs instead of a one-off debt payment.
The state of Berlin then retains the land but the HoWoGe cultivates it and leases it to the districts.
After the rental period of at least 25 and a maximum of 33 years the schools then goes to the districts.
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[2]
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After the planning initially took place under exclusion of the public even district mayors criticized that the state government in the form of the Senate only sparsely disclosed information. The newspaper Berliner Zeitung then requested file inspection by the Senate Department for Finance. Insight was granted only after the president of the administrative court dealt with the matter. The governing coalition of SPD, The Left and The Greens admitted in June 2018 that by 2026 about 60 new schools should be created for 5.5 billion euros. [4]
The criticism that came about because of this is also presented by the Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen vorgetragen (Civic Movement Our Schools). At 5.5 billion euros the project's dimension is comparable to the BER capital airport. In contrast to the BER capital airport however the planned school construction ran under the radar so far. In addition the planned school construction does not affect a single construction site but all districts in Berlin. [5] [6]
The Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen vorgetragen (Civic Movement Our Schools) warns of an additional burden on the state budget. Banks would pay for the risks with higher interest rates and thus burden the taxpayers. The additional burden would hardly be less than 341 million euros. [7]
In a hearing in November 2018 the ruling coalition of social democrats SPD, Die Linke (The Left) and the Greens was confronted with allegations and warnings. One of the allegations was that the schools transferred to the Howoge could fall into the hands of banks in the event of economic difficulties. Stefan Zillich (Die Linke/The Left) however rejected this and instead praised the diversification in school construction. [8]
45 years ago Berlin had devastating experiences with private school construction. In 1978 the project escalated with Degewo for 820 million marks plus an interest-free loan of 84 million marks. The increase in construction costs was at that time about 120 million marks. [9]
The makers of the balanced budget amendment get what they want. More return on private orders. But leftists have failed to prevent the exploitation of government contracts.
[1] Schulbauoffensive in Berlin - Wohnungsbaugesellschaft baut für 1,5 Milliarden Euro Schulen 2018-04-18
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schulbauoffensive-in-berlin-wohnungsbaugesellschaft-baut-fuer-1-5-milliarden-euro-schulen/21185430.html
[2] Berliner Schulbauoffensive - Wo Schulen neu gebaut werden – und von wem 2018-04-18
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-schulbauoffensive-wo-schulen-neu-gebaut-werden-und-von-wem/21185590.html
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/downloads/21186048/1/bso_massnahmen_sensw_270318.pdf
[3] Die Schulbauoffensive des Berliner Senats
https://www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/haushalt/schulbauoffensive/artikel.613867.php
[4] Öffentlich-private Partnerschaften Der große Bluff der Berliner „Schulbauoffensive“ 2018-06-15
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/oeffentlich-private-partnerschaften-der-grosse-bluff-der-berliner--schulbauoffensive--30621504
[5] Exklusive Studie Die geheimen Berliner Schulbau-Risiken 2018-03-08
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/exklusive-studie-die-geheimen-berliner-schulbau-risiken--29839370
[6] Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen - Schriftliche Stellungnahme 2018-11-07
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/downloads/23591290/2/gib_stellungnahme.pdf
[7] GiB-Studie zu Zinskosten im Schulbau 2018-03-09
https://www.gemeingut.org/gib-studie-zu-zinskosten-im-schulbau/
[8] Anhörung im Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin - Das Gespenst der Schulbau-Privatisierung 2018-11-07
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/anhoerung-im-abgeordnetenhaus-berlin-das-gespenst-der-schulbau-privatisierung/23591162.html
[9] Berliner Schulbau - Wenn Retortenschulen zum Albtraum werden 2018-01-02
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-schulbau-wenn-retortenschulen-zum-albtraum-werden/20803300.html
After the planning initially took place under exclusion of the public even district mayors criticized that the state government in the form of the Senate only sparsely disclosed information. The newspaper Berliner Zeitung then requested file inspection by the Senate Department for Finance. Insight was granted only after the president of the administrative court dealt with the matter. The governing coalition of SPD, The Left and The Greens admitted in June 2018 that by 2026 about 60 new schools should be created for 5.5 billion euros. [4]
The criticism that came about because of this is also presented by the Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen vorgetragen (Civic Movement Our Schools). At 5.5 billion euros the project's dimension is comparable to the BER capital airport. In contrast to the BER capital airport however the planned school construction ran under the radar so far. In addition the planned school construction does not affect a single construction site but all districts in Berlin. [5] [6]
The Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen vorgetragen (Civic Movement Our Schools) warns of an additional burden on the state budget. Banks would pay for the risks with higher interest rates and thus burden the taxpayers. The additional burden would hardly be less than 341 million euros. [7]
In a hearing in November 2018 the ruling coalition of social democrats SPD, Die Linke (The Left) and the Greens was confronted with allegations and warnings. One of the allegations was that the schools transferred to the Howoge could fall into the hands of banks in the event of economic difficulties. Stefan Zillich (Die Linke/The Left) however rejected this and instead praised the diversification in school construction. [8]
45 years ago Berlin had devastating experiences with private school construction. In 1978 the project escalated with Degewo for 820 million marks plus an interest-free loan of 84 million marks. The increase in construction costs was at that time about 120 million marks. [9]
The makers of the balanced budget amendment get what they want. More return on private orders. But leftists have failed to prevent the exploitation of government contracts.
[1] Schulbauoffensive in Berlin - Wohnungsbaugesellschaft baut für 1,5 Milliarden Euro Schulen 2018-04-18
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schulbauoffensive-in-berlin-wohnungsbaugesellschaft-baut-fuer-1-5-milliarden-euro-schulen/21185430.html
[2] Berliner Schulbauoffensive - Wo Schulen neu gebaut werden – und von wem 2018-04-18
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-schulbauoffensive-wo-schulen-neu-gebaut-werden-und-von-wem/21185590.html
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/downloads/21186048/1/bso_massnahmen_sensw_270318.pdf
[3] Die Schulbauoffensive des Berliner Senats
https://www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/haushalt/schulbauoffensive/artikel.613867.php
[4] Öffentlich-private Partnerschaften Der große Bluff der Berliner „Schulbauoffensive“ 2018-06-15
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/oeffentlich-private-partnerschaften-der-grosse-bluff-der-berliner--schulbauoffensive--30621504
[5] Exklusive Studie Die geheimen Berliner Schulbau-Risiken 2018-03-08
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/exklusive-studie-die-geheimen-berliner-schulbau-risiken--29839370
[6] Volksinitiative Unsere Schulen - Schriftliche Stellungnahme 2018-11-07
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/downloads/23591290/2/gib_stellungnahme.pdf
[7] GiB-Studie zu Zinskosten im Schulbau 2018-03-09
https://www.gemeingut.org/gib-studie-zu-zinskosten-im-schulbau/
[8] Anhörung im Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin - Das Gespenst der Schulbau-Privatisierung 2018-11-07
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/anhoerung-im-abgeordnetenhaus-berlin-das-gespenst-der-schulbau-privatisierung/23591162.html
[9] Berliner Schulbau - Wenn Retortenschulen zum Albtraum werden 2018-01-02
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-schulbau-wenn-retortenschulen-zum-albtraum-werden/20803300.html
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