Wiesbaden (dpa / lhe) – The Hessian state government continues to reject a state-wide abolition of road contributions. A Hessen-wide ban on collecting contributions not only weakens local self-government, said Secretary of State Stefan Sauer (CDU) on Thursday in the Hessian state parliament in Wiesbaden. This would also restrict the municipal scope for action.
The SPD parliamentary group justified its draft law for the complete abolition of road construction contributions by saying that these are a bureaucratic and political nuisance for the municipalities that have to collect them. The affected citizens often came under great financial pressure as a result of the road expansion contributions. In addition, there is a technical patchwork quilt in Hesse.
In the past, the street contributions have repeatedly led to debates in Hesse and also in Parliament. After a change in the law by the black-green state government in 2018, cities and municipalities can now decide for themselves whether they want residents to pay for the renewal and renovation of municipal roads. Previously, they had to collect these fees when they ran a budget deficit.
