Greiling decides on the budget – but 420,000 euros are missing
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The Greilinger local council unanimously approved the 2026 budget. The municipality has 420,000 euros less available due to declining key allocations and increasing levies.
Greiling – The Greiling local council unanimously approved the budget and the budget statutes for 2026. The administrative budget includes income and expenses of 3.934 million euros, the asset budget has a volume of 1.261 million euros. There are currently no plans to take out loans.
At the beginning of the consultation, treasurer Michaela Jorczik explained again the differences between the administrative and asset budgets. While the administrative budget records the municipality’s current income and expenses, the capital budget includes investments and major construction projects.
Mayor Anton Margreiter emphasized that the municipality deliberately calculates the budget cautiously. In recent years, the actual result has regularly developed better than originally forecast. Nevertheless, there are numerous uncertainties, for example when it comes to child care or personnel costs. In particular, the significant wage increases in recent years have placed increasing strain on municipal budgets.
160,000 euros less key allocation
The community is particularly concerned about the increasing district levy and the declining key allocations. Margreiter pointed out that the key allocation had decreased by around 160,000 euros compared to the previous year. At the same time, the burden of levies is increasing. The bottom line is that the community would have around 420,000 euros less at its disposal. In the future, we will have to take a closer look at new projects and “bake smaller cakes”.
The costs of fire department equipment were also discussed. The situation in the kindergarten took up a lot of space. Due to declining numbers of children, a daycare group could be eliminated in the future. At the same time, Margreiter referred to the good cooperation within the administrative community. If necessary, free places in neighboring communities could be used. Renovation measures are also planned for the main building of the kindergarten. Among other things, work on the sanitary facilities and the lounges is being discussed.
The capital budget includes investments in road construction, street lighting, flood protection, broadband expansion and real estate matters. A feasibility study for a municipal property is also planned. Initial funds were allocated for flood protection in order to advance an appropriate concept.
Precautionary credit authorization
Despite the tense conditions, the community remains in a solid position. The debt level remains unchanged at zero euros. “For now,” added Margreiter with a view to the future challenges for the municipalities. As a precautionary measure, a loan authorization was included in the budget in case of need. However, this should only be used if further development actually makes it necessary. It is also currently unclear how the costs will develop in the course of the village renewal. So far there has been “no answer” from the responsible authorities, said Margreiter.
At the end, the mayor thanked the treasury, especially Michaela Jorczik, for the extensive work in preparing the budget. He doesn’t want to talk about “the fact that we are going into very dark times.” However, the challenges of the coming years must be addressed with careful planning and a sense of proportion. Finally, the local council unanimously approved the budget, the financial plan and the staffing plan.