Alert issued by community organizations: Deficits reaching record highs

Alert issued by community organizations: Deficits reaching record highs

AfD Criticizes Ideologically-Driven Spending in Baden-Württemberg State Parliament

Emil Sänze, the spokesperson for financial policy within the Alternative for Germany (AfD) fraction in the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament, has voiced concerns over an impending debt spiral and soaring social spending. In a recent comment, Sänze highlighted the impact of these issues on local communities, stating that citizens feel the crisis first when essential services like city libraries, public transport, and swimming pools are affected.

Sänze has been a vocal critic of the allocation of funds, particularly those directed towards migration costs, gender programs, and EU climate coercion, while resources for sports clubs, public transport, and local economic promotion remain scarce. The AfD spokesperson argues that this legislation turns cities and municipalities into executive organs of an expensive social and redistribution state, without financial compensation.

In addition to these concerns, Sänze has advocated for a moratorium on all ideologically driven projects that consume funds without providing communal benefit. He also proposed a real connection guarantee, ensuring that those who assign tasks to municipalities are also responsible for their financing.

According to Sänze, the current financial situation is not a natural event but the foreseeable result of an ideologically unbound spending policy at all levels of the state. The AfD has been warning for years about the chronic overstraining of municipal budgets due to federal and state legislation.

Josef Walter, the press spokesperson and head of the press office of the AfD fraction in the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament, supports Sänze's stance. Walter's email address is josef.walter@afd.landtag-bw.de.

The AfD's criticism primarily focuses on what they view as the ideological bias embedded in Baden-Württemberg's parliamentary spending decisions, particularly state-funded social and regulatory organizations. The party calls for more impartial, needs-based spending and safeguarding of diverse political discourse.

Examples of this criticism include the substantial funding of organizations like the Baden-Württemberg Youth Foundation (€424,562 in 2025) and HateAid (€424,823 in 2025). Critics argue that these organizations, which are financed by the government, may suppress opinions contrary to government positions, thereby enforcing ideological conformity.

Alternative solutions proposed by the AfD emphasize reducing or critically reviewing state funding for politically or ideologically affiliated organizations to ensure neutrality and independence. They also advocate for promoting spending that prioritizes practical outcomes over ideological considerations, including transparent criteria for grants and subsidies. The party also emphasizes the importance of ensuring open debate and protection for dissenting opinions in publicly funded initiatives.

In summary, the AfD's critique focuses on what they view as the ideological bias embedded in Baden-Württemberg's parliamentary spending decisions and calls for more impartial, needs-based spending and safeguarding of diverse political discourse. This critique is part of the AfD's broader stance against perceived left-leaning establishment politics in the region.

For more information, please visit the AfD fraction in the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament at Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 3, 70173 Stuttgart, or at the House of Parliament: U32/305, Urbanstraße 32, 70182 Stuttgart.

1. The AfD in the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament, led by Emil Sänze and Josef Walter, has criticized ideologically-driven spending, particularly in areas like migration costs, gender programs, and EU climate coercion, citing their impact on local businesses and essential services.
2. The AfD has advocated for more impartial, needs-based spending, and a moratorium on ideologically driven projects, such as the Baden-Württemberg Youth Foundation and HateAid, which they argue may suppress opposing views and enforces ideological conformity.
3. The AfD's critique extends beyond these examples, calling for the promotion of spending that prioritizes practical outcomes over ideological considerations, with transparent criteria for grants and subsidies, and ensuring open debate and protection for dissenting opinions in publicly funded initiatives.

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