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The global economic and financial crisis is forcing politicians to act. The economic package today II as a short-term crisis prevention but also poses risks, especially in Germany for much-needed investments in education and science. Because of the mismatch of over two million students and too few teaching staff at other universities to change the economic package II nothing.
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Uni-site landscape: The renovation backlog at the universities is now resolved, the staff will take the revenge, fear Jörg Dräger
It would remain alone in the current financial injection for construction, the students of tomorrow in chic, but still much richer than sitting in classrooms already and too few professors and lecturers to be poorly informed. So we can make the future of Germany in no way secure.
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Jörg Dräger, 41, received his PhD in physics at Cornell University in New York and was from 2001 to 2008 party-less hamburgers Senator, first for science and research, also in the meantime, Health Department. Since July he has been a board member of the Bertelsmann Foundation for Education and director of the nonprofit Center for Higher Education Development (CHE).
Of course it is good and right that the economic package II, a clear focus on schools and universities continues. Many German university building, built in the sixties and seventies, are in a state erbarmungswürdigen - it
moves partly through leaky windows and drips from the auditorium ceiling, always be rooms or whole sections of the building locked. The long-overdue renovation of classrooms and lecture halls, or the construction of new laboratories can be the unexpected windfall of good eight billion euros of public investment the federal and state governments now quickly be realized. It uses mainly the cyclical construction industry in particular, from the public financing of public debt due to higher positive employment effects, and a short-term rate of return will generate.
But the medium has the current focus on such measures investitive also a great danger.
The building materials for education is people, not steel and glass
Because these investments must be financed and their interest burden will be borne. From my time as a science in Hamburg Senator, I know that such short-term increases in the medium term investing resources in a reduction of consumption expenditure in public budgets result: increase the budget deficit and the interest burden as a result of buoyant investment activity in the public sector, the State must then save where he spends the most money: the staff. This applies even more so now when debt brake in the state budgets will be built. For universities, this may mean that the countries of the economic programs even if the dual school age in the years to come flocking to the universities, the money for much needed chairs out.
Already the universities meet the crush of candidates through more and more restrictions on admission, a number of potential graduates and much needed in a waiting loop force or wholly from student to hold. With the dual school cohorts are soon again significantly more school-leavers at the gates of the universities. According to current forecasts are a half million additional students by 2020. The global crisis will further strengthen this crowd: If apprenticeships become scarce, more studies, as well as prolonged slump in the labor market to study because the absence of job opportunities still prefer two to three years with a Masters or a PhD with a then newly rehabilitated , higher roof is weiterstudiert.
If the expected rush to the universities, the use of new or rehabilitated facilities little, if not well-qualified teachers and teaching aids is available. There is no question that ramshackle building also money in the hand must be taken - that was already so long before the economic crisis and the economy packet contains a rain-building of the schools and universities did. Thus the long-term return, namely highly skilled professionals, not absent, but may invest in education not only in concrete, but must be primarily in the heads will be invested. If the debt brake 2020 attacks, the effect of today's construction has long passed - well-trained people and innovative research, however, could be contributing to the prosperity of our country.
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For this reason, a reasonable balance between investment and consumption expenditure of the public sector in education required. The economic package II, this balance can no longer be produced. The next opportunity is in this spring, during negotiations on the new Higher Education Pact to use with the Federation and the Länder High students want to meet. The Pact for Higher Education must not be lower than the economic stimulation package to suffer. It should not read: Even back money for education? Have we, in February but only spent plenty. New or renovated buildings may help the construction industry, an educational investment, they are not alone - because the building materials for the education are the people that they teach, and not only steel, glass and bricks.
50 billion euros: CORE OF THE NEW ECONOMIC PACKAGE
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Investments
Core is a public investment program in
Volume of around 17.3 billion euros. The money is flowing into the
Renovation of schools and universities, but also in the
Rehabilitation of roads and other public buildings.
The federal government pays ten billion euros for municipal investments
and four billion euros for direct investment. The countries
will contribute 3.3 billion euros. This investment quickly
access, the procurement of contracts eased.
Taxes
From 1 January 2009 applies retroactively: the input rate
decreases from 15 to 14 percent. The tax-free basic allowance
closed at 170 euros to 7834 euros. "As an introduction to a
Reduce progression of the cold, the remaining tariff benchmarks
(...) By 400 euros to the right, "goes on.
In addition, from 2010 the basic allowance of 8004 euros
rise, the Tarifeckwerke back then after another 330 euros
right.
Total relief of the citizens of this state after the
Calculations of the coalition in 2009 and 2.9 billion euros in
following year to 6.05 billion euros.
Charges
The contribution to the statutory health insurance drops
at 1 July 2009 from 15.5 to 14.9 percent - equal to
Workers and employers. They will be together until
At the end of 2010 to nine billion euros relieved. In the same amount
increasing the federal tax subsidy to health insurance.
Families
For each child is a unique bonus of 100 euros
paid. Furthermore, Hartz IV recipients per child from July
6 to 13 years, around 35 euros more per month.
Automotive Industry
To support the auto industry, the coalition
premium on an environmental agreement. Anyone who buys a new car and
ensure at least nine years old car scrapped, the
at least one year to the current owner was admitted,
receive 2500 euros. The premium applies to approvals by the end of 2009.
But the federal government estimated cost of 1.5 billion euros. The
PWC Consulting is expected about 300,000
also sold cars. The vehicle tax will be at 1 July 2009
Displacement of emissions to be converted. For the
Development of environmentally friendly engines for increased
Promoting planned.
Export, medium and broadband technology
Generally, the export sector for the expansion of the
Opportunities for export financing bundesgedeckten examined.
The Central Innovation program SME (ZIM) is by 450
Million annually increased. The promotion is
nationwide to companies with up to one thousand employees extended.
The expansion of broadband wiring for the Internet is
accelerated. By the end of 2010, all has not yet supplied
Areas over powerful broadband connections.
Rescue umbrella for companies
To secure loans to large enterprises, the
Guarantee under the Federal Ministry for Economic
Domestic loans from the current 25 to 100 billion euros
increased. A direct government involvement in business is not
foreseen. The conditions of the special program at the
State development bank KfW to be more flexible.
Short and Employment
In order to avoid redundancies, to be more attractive short -
will. The Federal Employment Agency (BA) reimburse the
Employers of the half on short-attributable
Social contributions. For periods of training can, on request
the full social security contributions will be refunded. At the BA will
solely by calculations according to the federal government expenditure in 2009
and 2010 amounting to 2.1 billion euros. Will be financed
this from the billion-dollar reserves of the Authority.
The contribution to unemployment insurance, which until mid -
2010 for 2.8 percent, is at least until the end of 2010 to
this level stabilized. This will involve
"Countervailing duty of the federal" set. This
means that the federal government in each case with a loan
step, if the BA the money runs out and the
Contribution rate would actually increase. The coalition has
2010 loan of one billion euros scheduled.
Debt limit and Tilgungsfond
To limit the public debt and Union SPD
the creation of an effective debt brake in the Basic Law
agreed. Total Staatlich be only new debts
up to 0.5 percent of gross domestic product permitted. That
were currently around 12.5 billion euros. The debt for
Investment aims to fund an eradication abgezahlt be.
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