Digital Minister Appointed Without Allotted Finances
In a recent turn of events, Lisa Paus (Greens), Chair of the Budget Committee, has expressed her criticism of the federal government for not providing a separate budget for the office of State Minister for Modernization, Karsten Wildberger (CDU).
Karsten Wildberger, who serves as the State Minister for Modernization and Digitalization in the federal government, does not have a separate budget in the current federal budget plan. According to Paus, this lack of a separate budget is a shortcoming of the federal government.
The new Digital Minister responsible for state modernization and digitalization, Wildberger, has an office and a website, but no separate budget, as pointed out by Paus. This situation, she believes, necessitates clarification regarding which departments and responsibilities are bundled for the task of state modernization and digitalization under Wildberger.
Paus's criticism specifically targets the lack of a separate budget and clear responsibilities for the new State Minister. She has emphasized the need for transparency in funding and prioritization for the State Minister’s office, suggesting that its ability to execute modernization policies effectively might be impacted without a dedicated budget.
The statements made by Paus regarding the lack of a separate budget and clear responsibilities for the new State Minister were published by broadcasters RTL and ntv. Paus has highlighted the situation as a concern, stating that it illustrates a significant gap between the announcements and the actual implementation of the government's deeds in the areas of digitalization and state modernization.
It is worth noting that Wildberger's position was created recently to handle complex digital and administrative modernization issues in Germany. The complexity and fragmentation of digitalization efforts in Germany are acknowledged by Wildberger himself, indicating potentially overlapping or dispersed budget allocations within broader digital or governmental modernization budgets.
The absence of a dedicated budget line might reflect ongoing structural adjustments in the ministry, integration within other budgets, or political disagreements on funding prioritization. However, without explicit statements from the budget documents or Lisa Paus's remarks, a definitive answer is not present in the search results.
As the situation unfolds, it will be interesting to see how the federal government responds to Paus's criticism and addresses the concerns regarding the lack of a separate budget for the office of the State Minister for Modernization, Karsten Wildberger.
The absence of a separate budget for Karsten Wildberger's office, as highlighted by Lisa Paus, raises questions about the transparency and prioritization of funding for modernization and digitalization policies and legislation. This situation in politics is a concern, particularly in the context of the complex digitalization issues and the need for clear responsibilities in policy-and-legislation. The recent general-news coverage of Paus's criticism suggests that the federal government's actions may not align with its announcements in these key areas.
