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BACKGROUNDVIDEO
The Paderborn budget check as a video: how the city’s posts, spending and debt have grown since 2014, in 3:49 minutes. The figures, sources and assessments are in the full report.
Basis: Video version of the 2014 to 2026 budget check by Die Aufrechte Lupe Paderborn ·
BACKGROUNDVIDEO
The Paderborn childcare check as a video: how costs and places have developed since 2015, in 1:42 minutes. The figures, sources and assessments are in the full report.
Basis: Video version of the 2015 to 2026 childcare check by Die Aufrechte Lupe Paderborn ·
BACKGROUNDBUDGET CHECK 2014–2026
The city administration has grown by 817 posts since 2014, the population by almost 9 per cent. Spending has almost doubled, and debt per inhabitant in 2026 stands at 2.6 times the 2019 level. In the consultants’ savings plan there is not a single euro beside the item on artificial intelligence.
Basis: analysis of the budget documents of the city of Paderborn, available to the editorial team ·
BACKGROUNDCHILDCARE CHECK 2015–2026
Since 2015 the cost of childcare in Paderborn has more than doubled, while the number of places grew by 15 per cent. For 2026 the city is planning 118 places fewer than in 2025 – at costs 3.7 million euros higher. All the figures come from the city’s budget documents.
Basis: analysis of the budget documents of the city of Paderborn, available to the editorial team ·