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Analyses | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

The Bundestag adopts a tax relief package for business

The central element of the new investment programme in Germany will be tax incentives for companies. Between 2025 and 2027, these will take the form of declining-balance depreciation of movable fixed assets, and, starting in 2028, a…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

Agreement between CDUCSU and SPD on increasing defence and infrastructure spending

On 4 March, the CDU/CSU and the SPD, which are expected to form the new government, reached an agreement on a package of financial measures for defence and infrastructure.
Analyses | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

German exports under pressure Germanys trade in 2024

In 2024, the United States was Germany’s most important trading partner, with a trade volume of €253.4 billion and a surplus of €70 billion (see table). The US thus surpassed the previous leader, China (€254.2 billion in trade volume in…
OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

The debt brake Germany in a crisis of uncertainty

The debt brake (Schuldenbremse) is a German constitutional rule introduced during the global financial crisis in 2009 to ensure the country’s financial stability. Under this mechanism, the annual federal deficit cannot exceed 0.35% of GDP…