Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) – In order to relieve citizens, companies and institutions in the energy crisis, Hesse wants to launch a 200 million euro aid program. This was announced by Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) on Friday in Wiesbaden. The state government had previously discussed its plans at a social summit with social associations, trade unions and the municipal umbrella organizations, among others. In addition, a guarantee framework of three billion euros should be available to support the Hessian economy, said Rhein.
In the concrete design of the aid program, the announced “defense shield” of the federal government will be taken into account in order to meaningfully supplement the federal program. Among other things, a hardship fund for people who are threatened with energy cuts and a moratorium on evictions for tenants of state-owned housing associations are planned in Hesse.
