Berlin's budget

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Every amount here is planned (the "Soll" in the budget law), not what was finally spent. It covers the state government and all twelve districts.

Budget year

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Each square is one euro of planned spending. Click a purpose to explore it.

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    Click a box to open it. The first level has plain English names; the deeper levels use the official German names from the budget.

    What changed

    Savings nobody has named yet

    Each budget books lump-sum spending cuts ("pauschale Minderausgaben") that are not tied to any programme. The departments have to find the money during the year, by delaying projects or leaving posts empty.

    The twelve districts, per resident

    Planned spending of each district office divided by its residents. Most of it is social benefits, youth welfare and schools, so the gaps follow the social makeup of each district more than its spending choices.

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