Responsibility for Expenditure |
Responsibility for Expenditure |
Article 91a[Joint tasks – Responsibility for expenditure]
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| (1) In the following areas the Federation shall participate in the discharge of responsibilities of the Länder, provided that such responsibilities are important to society as a whole and that federal participation is necessary for the improvement of living conditions (joint tasks): 1. improvement of regional economic structures; 2. improvement of the agrarian structure and of coastal preservation.
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| (2) Federal laws enacted with the consent of the Bundesrat shall specify the joint tasks as well as the details of coordination.
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| (3) In cases to which item 1 of paragraph (1) of this Article applies, the Federation shall finance one half of the expenditure in each Land. In cases to which item 2 of paragraph (1) of this Article applies, the Federation shall finance at least one half of the expenditure, and the proportion shall be the same for all Länder. Details shall be regulated by law. The provision of funds shall be subject to appropriation in the budgets of the Federation and the Länder.
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