Coalition committee: immediate program for economic relief!

Coalition committee: immediate program for economic relief!

Berlin, Deutschland - On May 28, 2025, the first coalition committee of the new government took place under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). The focus was on the economic challenges and the creation of an “immediate program” with almost 60 measures that aim to strengthen the economy through an investment offensive. According to Süddeutsche Zeitung , the first decisions are to be made before the upcoming summer vacation, some laws could be brought into the Bundestag in July.

The Federal Chancellor announced that, among other things, special depreciation for companies and relief in network charges will be voted in July. SPD boss Lars Klingbeil emphasized the urgency of quick action in order to support and strengthen the economy. In particular, a planned “investment booster” is intended to create five percentage points by a degressive depreciation of equipment investments of 30 % in the next three years and a subsequent reduction in corporation tax.

planned relief for citizens and companies

In the context of the immediate program, there are also significant measures to relieve citizens, which are to come into force on January 1, 2026. This includes reducing VAT in the catering from 19 % to 7 %, increasing the commuter flat rate and re -introduction of the discharge in the agrardiesel. However, the resistance of the federal states against these measures is strong because they fear that they are financially disadvantaged. Merz rejected the demands of the federal states to bear the federal government's costs for these regulations, which made negotiations even more difficult.

One of the central challenges of the coalition is the debureahratization that is supposed to facilitate investments. This includes extensive revisions of planning, construction, environmental, awarding and procedural law, which are to be launched by summer. Merz also emphasized the need to overcome the growth weakness of the economy.

social cohesion and ability to act

An important topic of the coalition committee also formed the social aspects. The coalition plans measures to limit irregular migration, including a legislative suspension of the family reunification for subsidiary protectionists and the abolition of the so -called turbo naturalizations. In addition, a commission is to be used to equate wages for women and men to strengthen social cohesion. Merz and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder emphasized the positive atmosphere during the meeting, which in contrast to previous coalition committees stood.

The controversial coalition agreement, which was negotiated by the Union and the SPD, also provides fundamental changes in the area of ​​the social market economy. The focus is on creating competitive conditions and strengthening social cohesion. A large number of tax incentives and regulations for deregulation, for example in the Working Hours Act, are planned. This could help to alleviate the shortage of skilled workers through the promotion of part-time work and flexible working hours, according to the assessment of KPMG LAW .

summarized, the coalition strives for quick and effective measures to strengthen the economy, while at the same time social aspects and values ​​do not get out of view. The next few months will be decisive to put the planned reforms into practice and to promote the desired social and economic cohesion in society.