Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – In view of the impending gas shortage and rising energy prices, North Rhine-Westphalia is preparing a protective shield for NRW municipal utilities, according to a media report. There is “a case where we are already active,” said NRW Municipal and Building Minister Ina Scharrenbach (CDU) of the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday). “We are also working out how a state protective shield for these municipal utilities could be designed.”
Municipalities are already trying to save energy wherever possible. “Of course, many are concerned about autumn and winter when it comes to heating indoor swimming pools, sports halls, schools or other facilities,” said the minister. You are expecting less optimistic estimates for tax revenue in the November estimate. “Then it may happen that the municipalities will temporarily have to take on more debt again.”
