Why don't construction prices go down?

On the subject of construction costs - it is a public building

In 2020, during planning, 6000 euros per sqm were being discussed. No idea why they are so high for a daycare center.
I don’t actually know where we really stand.
Builder says within budget

I know from our school that in renovations the costs were higher than comparable private residential space because requirements are stricter (fire protection, accessibility, etc.)
But 6k/sqm is +100%, that’s new to me too.

No idea, I didn’t do the planning. The plan back then was overturned by the [Kita-Aufsicht], the architectural firm changed, and the mayor is gone. I need to dig out the plan; we need to include demolition and renovation as well as new construction beneath it. However, I have the feeling that if [Kitabedarf] is involved, it will get expensive.

I’m just glad that money is being invested for the children and young people. The bistro for all [Kita-] and school children and the kitchen (we actually have our own kitchen staff) will also be modernized.

By the way, if one assumes that the Bürgergeld is a reason why many people prefer to stay at home rather than work (to me the evidence is not proven), there would be a much more effective way to motivate them: Reward and support those willing to perform. Higher exemptions, lower social security contributions, higher minimum wage! Then working would be even more worthwhile.

For God's sake, then the wealthy high earners (>65k p.a.) in the country would also benefit from it, which is simply not acceptable.

Where is the money actually supposed to come from to pay better and reduce taxes and social security contributions?
Question for a friend.

Because if the haircut suddenly costs 30 EUR instead of 20, most people will go less often.
If the craftsman raises his prices by 20%, more people will do things themselves again or skip the renovation altogether.
And in industry, significant wage increases are no longer possible anyway.

I am in IG Metall, but for me, job security for everyone this year would have been more important than 5% more money.

And now please don’t come again with a wealth tax. You can certainly get a little there, yes.
But if we don’t get people to work and generate value... Eventually, the money of the rich will be gone too. And then...

There was a wealth tax from 1952 to 1997, which is currently only suspended. But great lobbying work to drag the middle class into it.

Wealth tax -> 80 billion per year. From that, you could pay the current citizen’s allowance again (I wouldn’t do that), but investing 30 billion in infrastructure and 10 billion in education would already be good. The rest then goes into the investment fund. That creates planning security, jobs, this and a higher minimum wage less unemployment and that in turn demand so again higher tax revenues. More jobs while the workforce surplus does not grow leads to a stronger bargaining position for employees, that to higher real wage increases, to more demand also to more innovation, because high wages put pressure on companies to increase productivity without labor cost increases, which in turn leads to more growth and competitiveness, and so on and so forth. It could be so simple if the old conservatives weren’t so successful in spreading the myth of the lazy unemployed. The German average Joe falls for it, with envy against his natural allies and euro signs in his eyes, following the pied pipers into the waves.