Tax, law and standards
HGrG
Abbreviation for Haushaltsgrundsätzegesetz
In short and in plain language
The HGrG is a German law with rules for public budgets.
It applies to the federal government and to the states.
For orders there should usually be a contest. The law sets no fixed limit for small orders.
Each state decides this itself.
Definition
The HGrG is the Haushaltsgrundsätzegesetz, the German Budgetary Principles Act. It sets common principles for the budget law of the federal government and the federal states. For public contracts, Section 30 HGrG as a rule requires a procedure with a participation contest or a notice but names no value limit for direct awards; which limit a state authority or municipality applies follows from the law of the respective state.