Erfurt (dpa/th) - According to the leader of the Greens, Astrid Rothe-Beinlich, the 60 million euros discussed so far for Thuringian aid in the energy crisis will not be enough. The 200 million euros mentioned by Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) are a conceivable amount, the financing of which still has to be clarified, Rothe-Beinlich said on Wednesday in Erfurt after a meeting of her parliamentary group. "We now need figures from the minister, what is needed where."
The background is a proposal by the red-red-green coalition to expand the purpose of the Thuringian Corona Fund to help for citizens and the economy in the energy crisis. According to various sources, between 60 and 70 million euros are still available in the fund. Left, SPD and Greens are dependent on the support of the opposition CDU parliamentary group, which has proposed an amount of 250 to 400 million euros for energy aid. The governing coalition lacks four votes for its own majority in the state parliament.
