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issue of household in the country - the FDP to the election touchstones of federal taxpayers

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has In a landmark decision, the country's constitutional court in North Rhine-Westphalia on 18/01/2011 the red and green debt balance of the local minority government of SPD and Greens tilted provisional. It has by interim order the execution of the supplementary budget prohibited 2010th The North Rhine-Westphalia state government, which depends on the tolerance of the Left Party and this has bought all sorts of benefits that can take the time being, no further loans on the basis of the supplementary budget. The court came to essentially a request by the parliamentary group of the CDU and FDP, which look at the budget together for their planned net new borrowing of 8.4 billion euros as unconstitutional.
We are very excited about what is the procedure on the merits, the decision is perhaps even before the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. The decision in any case, NRW makes the political challenge it clear before the voters at 20.3. in Saxony-Anhalt are: a government to choose economic competence, the more consistently than before as the financial consolidation of the state or back in the red-red (green) periods of stagnation and debt, Saxony-Anhalt from 1994 to 2002 to the end of the table of have resulted in "country" ranking. On the subject fit the current election touchstones of the Taxpayers Association, which responded to the FDP as follows:


first If you are in the 6th Legislature to ensure that the debt brake is enshrined in the state constitution?
The FDP in the Diet has been in the 5th Term used for the debt brake in the state constitution is anchored. Only if the rules interpreted transparent and not required, they are effective. The FDP is clearly to the fact that each generation should only spend what they earned it himself. It is only fair and right that no generation lives at the expense of others. The FDP is also in the 6th Legislature to ensure that the debt brake instead of in the national financial regulation is enshrined in the constitution.

second As a consequence, the cuts on the expenditure side are inevitable, we would like to know in which individual plans, you will campaign for reductions in the output volume?
spending cuts are on the whole budget in all Sections required. If the state pulls back on its core tasks and performs only tasks that can not be seen elsewhere (in particular any tasks), reduce the manpower requirements, the material costs requirements and
total expenditure. This requires, however, that every citizen recognizes his own responsibility and under his own power einsteht assets for his interests. If the call can not be less for new laws and services and control by the state, the expenses of the state continue to rise and
legal duty tasks will not allow scope for cost reductions. Since, therefore, a reduction of the output volume by the debt brake is unavoidable, it is imperative to make every task and the nature of their execution to the test. Of which no section of the state budget is impossible. That reductions are possible, the FDP has shown in Parliament by numerous applications to each of the budget negotiations.

third Do you think it is right to reduce the number of parliamentary seats according to the demographic development in order to reduce political costs at home and earn a good example?
The "political" cost of the state budget are based on the total national budget is very low. They amounted to 0.194 percent in 2010 (MP and Fractions) of the state budget. If one were to dispense with the whole parliament, it would save the state budget 0.315% (by 2010). rid yourself of this saving the democratic separation of powers and to give up any control of the administration for the FDP in no way an option. Reducing the number of terms further, we hold a leading non-objective.
One of the most important tasks of the legislature is in control of the executive. Currently operating in the state administration officials and some 58,000 employees. This compares with 95 parliamentary seats. In addition, Saxony-Anhalt is an area of land with 20,500 sq km. In a further reduction is to be feared that the control function can not by Parliament is exercised to the necessary extent. Otherwise, your assumption would mean that members are a model for the state administration. Since the two forces have different roles, we do not see this effect.
In addition, comparisons to other diets, the number of deputies and the costs are not in direct proportion. A reduction of Deputies seats out it does not necessarily help to reduce costs as operating expenses and costs would rise for staff. Moreover, the costs of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt are based on the number of residents comparatively low.

4th If you are ready, as Member of Parliament to decide on cuts in pension entitlements of Members and Ministers or to reflect the retirement law?
MPs salaries and allowances are not therefore not comparable to the regular pension law. Nonetheless, the FDP has it necessary to make a change in the retirement pension of MPs. In 2007 the FDP parliamentary group in the parliament has proposed a model in which each member makes a specific part of the compensation for his own retirement, and even determining whether and how they do so. This not only saves money but also long-term management costs. Ministerial officials, however, are temporary and will how they treated. Here we see no acute need for change.

5th How do you think the waste of taxpayers' money effectively prevented in the future and how the perpetrators of this waste will be more accountable?
waste of taxpayers' money can have various causes. Corruption prevention and appropriate controls to reduce the potential harm of criminal energy taxpayers financial harm. The coordination between departments and between levels of government

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of land and communities can and must be strengthened so synergies identified and used, avoiding duplication and real cost savings will be enforced. The recruitment of suitable qualified staff, their constant training and their proper use helps prevent errors in administration.
Reliable control and oversight mechanisms within the administration have to be optimized again. Ultimately, with the legislature in due exercise of their unfettered control rights to detect and prevent waste of taxpayers' money.

See also: Speech by Dr. Lydia Hüskens in the debate on the Second Act to amend the country's financial regulation Saxony-Anhalt, on 11/12/2010