Erfurt (dpa/th) - With the votes of the Red-Red-Green, CDU and FDP, the Thuringian state parliament has created a special energy fund of the Free State, from which many who are particularly suffering from the massive increase in energy costs should benefit. Nevertheless, the state will not be able to support everyone who is affected by the cost increases, said the left parliamentary group leader Steffen Dittes on Friday in Erfurt. "We also have to be honest." The AfD and the parliamentary group of citizens for Thuringia abstained from voting on the draft law.
The special fund has a total volume of 407 million euros. Red-red-green and the CDU had agreed on Wednesday after tough negotiations. Of the money, 300 million euros are to be used to support the economy by 2025. The remaining 107 million euros are earmarked for aid for school authorities, kindergartens, hospitals, clubs and private households. Before the money can be applied for, however, a number of organizational requirements still have to be met.
