Munich (dpa / lby) – Bavaria wants to urge the federal government via the Bundesrat to take measures to boost housing construction. In a Federal Council initiative, the state government is calling for, among other things, new tax incentives, a continuation and increase of KfW subsidies and a new child allowance for families: a state subsidy of 15,000 euros per child within ten years. The Baukindergeld is to be granted to families with a household income of up to a maximum of 100,000 euros. The last Baukindergeld offer expired some time ago.
Bavaria is “on the right track” when it comes to housing construction, and the federal government must now deliver, said Building Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU) on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting in Munich. He again defended himself against constant criticism that the state government had not kept its own promises when it came to housing construction.
In fact, the state housing company Bayernheim is still a long way from the target of 10,000 new apartments that Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) personally issued.
Specifically, Bavaria demands from the federal government, among other things, better tax conditions for investments in rental housing and for the purchase of residential property. For example, the Free State would like to make the first-time purchase of owner-occupied residential property exempt from real estate transfer tax, as Bernreiter said. The plans have long been “in the drawer,” he emphasized. To do this, however, the federal government would first have to make this legally possible by means of a state opening clause.
In addition, KfW funding programs would have to be equipped at least at the level of 2021, i.e. with a volume of 18 billion euros. In particular, the 1.1 billion euros estimated for 2023 for the new building are far too low, criticizes the state government. Apart from that, the state government is demanding further measures from the federal government in building planning law so that municipalities can quickly provide building land.
