Category: Economy
BDI demands tax breaks for companies
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has campaigned for tax cuts in the interests of business. The average tax rate for German companies…
Economic output may be back to pre-crisis level this year
According to an estimate of the Federal Statistical Office, the gross domestic product in Germany was 1.5 percent higher in the second quarter than it…
Improvements with regard to the job market
The number of unemployed has improved in July. With 2.59 million unemployed, the number fell by 24,000 from June to July. This lowered the unemployment…
Environmental associations call for new locations for houses and more space for water
by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com Several environmental associations have called for reconstruction efforts after the flood disaster in western Germany to be adapted, with a view to…
Flood damage: restoring routes and bridges will cost 700 million Euros
The Federal Ministry of Transport is assuming a financial burden of over 700 million Euros for the rehabilitation of highways, roads and bridges damaged or…
German employers want to avoid a new lockdown
The Federal and State Governments should present a concept with which a new lockdown in Germany can be prevented. Employer President Dulger said the virus…
Dobrindt: more tax incentives for work from home
The chairman of the CSU regional group in the Bundestag, Dobrindt, would like to make working from the so-called ‘home office’ more attractive with more…
Fewer applications from trainees while many apprenticeship positions are vacant
According to the Federal Employment Agency, the situation with a view on vocational training has become more difficult. So far, only around 285 young people…
Hardly any fraud with respect to Corona economic aid
The economic aid that the Federal Government has made available during the Covid-19 pandemic has hardly resulted in attempted fraud. Only about 1 percent of…
Nursing profession quite attractive, Federal Ministry of Family Affairs
In 2020, more people started training in nursing professions than in previous years, as stated in the Federal Government’s 2nd Report of Concerted Care Action….
Voluntary services should become more attractive
Around 41 percent of young people between the ages of 16 and 21 fancy doing voluntary service, as reported by the German Red Cross (DRK)….
Maas: Breaking off relations with Russia would be the wrong strategy
During a visit to the Polish capital, Warsaw, Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned against isolating from Russia: “It would put us in a difficult…
