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Stand: 26.06.2026
It includes revenue and expenditures.
The budget is the financial package that includes all revenues and expenditures. It consists of the budget ordinance and the budget plan, which set forth the estimated revenues and expenditures. These include, among other things, revenues and expenditures from day-to-day administrative activities, such as
- revenue from fees (for example, for applying for a new ID card or for issuing a housing eligibility certificate) or
- expenditures (such as wages and salaries for employees, grants for organizations, and the repair of roads and bike paths).
The budget ordinance also outlines plans for taking out loans or making major investments in the coming years.
An overview of the city’s finances—such as its debt or tax revenue—can be found in the “Municipal Finance Statistics.”
Current: Spending freeze of 2.25 million euros approved
The City of Erlangen is taking further measures to continue implementing its budget consolidation plan. Effective immediately (June 25, 2026), cash-outflow expenditures and disbursements totaling 2.25 million euros in the budgets of the city departments and municipal enterprises for the current fiscal year 2026 will be frozen.
The departments and specialized agencies will implement the specified savings targets through concrete consolidation measures. In addition to a reduction in payments to the municipal enterprises EJC (Erlangen Job Center) and EB77 (Municipal Enterprise for Urban Greenery, Waste Management, and Street Cleaning) totaling one million euros, this also includes, among other things,
- cuts to sports funding—such as flat-rate payments for coaches, subsidies for gym rental fees, and other grants
- cost savings in the public relations work of the departments, as well as
- a reduction in cultural funding.
In addition, certain capital projects will be postponed, including preparatory work for the roof renovation of the Egloffstein Palace as well as work on the Eurosporthalle, particularly on the roof, locker rooms, and connecting corridor.
The goal remains to restore the city’s financial capacity in the medium term and to ensure Erlangen’s ability to act effectively in the future. Read more.
FAQs - How the City Budget Is Prepared
The City Council —it adopts the budget ordinance in a public meeting. This is because the decision on which measures or projects to allocate funds to is one of the City Council’s traditional powers. Information on the City Council’s meeting dates and its composition can be accessed through the Council Information System.
It’s a long process with many deadlines:
In May, the city departments receive an initial draft of the operating budget and the capital expenditure program from the City Treasury. The departments’ objections to this draft are discussed during the budget negotiations, and an agreement is ultimately reached. During the budget discussions between the departments and the Finance Office, the figures are reviewed, and the result is the draft budget. This is presented to the City Council in a public session by Finance Director Konrad Beugel.
Then the critical phase of the budget deliberations begins. The political factions and groups within the City Council discuss the figures internally. In the committees, votes are taken on the motions submitted by the parties and the administration’s subsequent amendments to the draft. They may also submit additional motions regarding the budget. The departments may submit supplementary proposals. Advisory bodies, such as the Senior Citizens’ Advisory Council or the Youth Parliament, may also submit motions regarding the budget, though only through the mayor.
The City Treasury compiles the approved motions and supplementary proposals in the fall and then drafts the budget ordinance. Following approval by the City Council—usually during the January session—it is submitted to the Government of Middle Franconia (based in Ansbach), the competent supervisory authority, for approval.
Currently, the budget situation is strained due to a significant, unforeseeable drop in trade tax revenue. The administration therefore developed a budget consolidation plan in the spring of 2025 in consultation with the Government of Middle Franconia. The goal of the plan is to restore the city’s long-term financial viability amid a difficult budgetary situation. In May 2025, the Government of Middle Franconia stipulated that the budget consolidation plan must be updated every six months going forward.
For each fiscal year, which corresponds to the calendar year, the City of Erlangen, like all other municipalities, must adopt its budget ordinance. The budget ordinance is always valid for one year.
Once the city council has adopted the budget ordinance, it is submitted to the relevant legal supervisory authority. For the city of Erlangen, this is the Government of Middle Franconia in Ansbach. If the Government of Middle Franconia finds the figures plausible, it approves the financial package, including its components subject to approval.
If not, the City of Erlangen must make corrections. As long as approval has not been granted, the budget ordinance does not (yet) take effect. During this period (known as the “budget-free period”), the city may nevertheless make financial payments—specifically, if
- it is legally obligated to do so, for example because contracts have been concluded or a law provides for certain payments
- the payment is urgent for the continuation of necessary tasks.
Budget Updates
FAQs About the Budget
Answers to frequently asked questions about the tight budget situation.
City council adopts consolidation concept
At its meeting on April 30, Erlangen City Council adopted a comprehensive consolidation concept. The aim of the concept is to ensure the long-term viability of the city in a difficult budget situation.
City council adopts 2026 budget
On Thursday evening, the city council approved the 2026 budget by 26 votes to 24.
FAQs About the Budget
Answers to frequently asked questions about the tight budget situation.
City council adopts consolidation concept
At its meeting on April 30, Erlangen City Council adopted a comprehensive consolidation concept. The aim of the concept is to ensure the long-term viability of the city in a difficult budget situation.
City council adopts 2026 budget
On Thursday evening, the city council approved the 2026 budget by 26 votes to 24.
City treasury
Head of office: Heike Bräuer
Due to a relocation, the city treasury with its budget, municipal taxes and city treasury departments, including enforcement, can only be reached by e-mail from February 5 up to and including February 13. From Monday, February 16, the employees can be found in the administration building at Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 61 (1st floor).