It is an unusual move for an FDP minister: Volker Wissing advocates an “infrastructure fund” in which financial resources for rail, roads and waterways are pooled for several years. “If future necessary investments cannot be reflected in the budget, you have to take other options before cutting investments,” said the Transport Minister South German newspaper. “Not investing is always a mistake.” Infrastructure planning is dependent on long-term financing security and needs clear answers. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) also sees it that way, emphasized Wissing.
Infrastructure fund: This is how Wissing wants to save the German infrastructure – politics
