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After the federal government stopped funding gigabit expansion can pick up speed again. Baden-Wrttemberg is continuing the investment offensive the states subsidy rate for fast internet will remain at 40 percent.We have a clear goal As a high-tech location we need a future-proof gigabit infrastructure. That is why we have been running an investment offensive worth billions since 2016 for the expansion of high-speed Internet - and through an intelligent funding policy we have ensured that just as much money has flowed from Berlin to Baden-Wrttemberg. After the federal funding freeze in autumn the federal government now has its new gigabit guidelinesubmitted. The gigabit expansion can therefore pick up speed again. On this basis we want to continue the success story as unbureaucratically as possible and continue to top up the federal subsidy rate of 50 percent by our state funding of 40 percent. With the new federal funding our investment offensive is now getting the urgently needed tailwind again said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digitization Thomas Strobl on April 18 2023 in Stuttgart.In recent months the federal state and local umbrella organizations have worked intensively together on the new funding framework. On April 3 2023 the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport published the new federal gigabit guideline 2.0 as a result.3437 funding projects have been supported in Baden-Wrttemberg since 2016In Baden-Wrttemberg we have pushed broadband funding forward with great commitment in recent years Since 2016 we have supported 3437 funding projects in Baden-Wrttemberg invested around 2.3 billion euros and through an intelligent funding policy also ensured that once 2.78 billion euros flow from Berlin into the country. In the period from 2016 to 2022 Baden-Wrttemberg benefited above average from federal funding in a comparison of the federal states. In 2020 Baden-Wrttemberg was able to claim almost half of the total federal funding available for this year at over 922 million euros. In 2021 almost a third of the total federal funds almost 300 million euros went to Baden-Wrttemberg. And this streak continued last year. In 2022 for example Baden-Wrttemberg beneficiaries received more than one billion euros in federal funding - and thus also about a third of the total federal funds. According to the new federal funding from the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport Baden-Wrttemberg has the third-highest annual funding budget in Germany in the current year at up to 320 million euros. After a forced break of six months we now finally know where we stand - especially since there is still the possibility of benefiting from the unused budgets of other countries. Incidentally our efforts in recent years are having an effect in terms of the availability of fast internet nationwide we have moved from the middle to the top. Of course we want to expand this position further.Continue the success storyThe next few months will show how the new federal funding scheme works in practice. Now its time to catch up on the backlog that arose from the sudden and unexpected suspension of funding in Berlin last fall. Despite the harsh treatment of the federal government with the states and municipalities and the time delay caused by the bang on case funding stop Baden-Wrttemberg continues to work constructively and ambitiously. It is therefore correct that the new federal funding framework aims to boost funding again as quickly as possible and also to direct it primarily to where it is most urgently needed. In the Federal and State Funding Advisory Board we continue to work to ensure that we make rapid and targeted progress here. This is extremely important especially for a state like Baden-Wrttemberg We are a high-tech country that is home to more hidden champions and world market leaders than anywhere else in the republic. At the same time we have a challenging topography which is a particular challenge for the expansion of high-speed Internet. Thats why were proud that weve written a success story here and that weve made such good progress in recent years. Of course it is also true that the extremely successful state funding in recent years has also had an impact on the state coffers. The crises of recent years have also left their mark on the state budget. Nonetheless we will of course continue to work to promote broadband funding in Baden-Wrttemberg in the future. The country has decided to do this in in which more hidden champions and world market leaders are based than anywhere else in the republic. At the same time we have a challenging topography which is a particular challenge for the expansion of high-speed Internet. Thats why were proud that weve written a success story here and that weve made such good progress in recent years. Of course it is also true that the extremely successful state funding in recent years has also had an impact on the state coffers. The crises of recent years have also left their mark on the state budget. Nonetheless we will of course continue to work to promote broadband funding in Baden-Wrttemberg in the future. The country has decided to do this in in which more hidden champions and world market leaders are based than anywhere else in the republic. At the same time we have a challenging topography which is a particular challenge for the expansion of high-speed Internet. Thats why were proud that weve written a success story here and that weve made such good progress in recent years. Of course it is also true that the extremely successful state funding in recent years has also had an impact on the state coffers. The crises of recent years have also left their mark on the state budget. Nonetheless we will of course continue to work to promote broadband funding in Baden-Wrttemberg in the future.
