Dirk Hilbert

The FDP mayor is pursuing a neoliberal agenda of cuts and privatizations. We will take all politically and legally necessary steps to prevent the drastic cuts planned by Mr. Hilbert for Dresden's public transport.

— André Schollbach, head of the Left faction in the city council, said this in response to the latest DNN report on the additional revenues.

I am convinced that this job will no longer exist in the future.

— Dirk Hilbert (Mayor of Dresden, FDP) – remarks on digitalization in the administration and the potential elimination of the minutes-writing task

Fewer buses and trams, higher daycare contributions, and cuts to culture and social services are not responsible fiscal policy.

— Florian Berndt, Dresden city chairman of Die Linke, said: 'Fewer buses and trams, higher daycare contributions, and cuts to culture and social services are not responsible fiscal policy.'

The cuts aren’t nice. But we need the money, for example, for tasks like youth services, and I want our library to stay open.

— Sven Gärtner, FDP, Plauen district councilor; defending the cuts and explaining that funds are needed for youth services and to keep the library open.

The forced expansion of wind energy must not become an existential threat to our safety, our nature, our homeland, and our economy.

— Steffen Große, City Councilor (Team Zastrow), Dresden; in a statement about wind-energy planning and safety/nature concerns.

We want to develop proposals for a more efficient city administration that could unlock a potential of 1200 positions.

— Dirk Hilbert, Mayor of Dresden, in an interview about the 2027/2028 budget