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Economic booster: billion-dollar package for companies approved!
On July 11, 2025, the Federal Council approved a comprehensive growth package to provide tax relief for companies in Germany.
Economic booster: billion-dollar package for companies approved!
On July 11, 2025, the Federal Council approved the planned legislative package to relieve the burden on companies, which provides for billions in tax relief. This so-called economic booster package aims to significantly improve the economic conditions in Germany. In this context, the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, praised the need for joint action by the federal, state and local governments in order to secure prosperity and the economy sueddeutsche.de reported.
The law, which was passed in the Bundestag on June 26, 2025, includes several measures that are intended to stimulate companies. The federal government and the states will suffer a total loss of more than 48 billion euros in tax revenue as a result of the tax relief, with the federal government covering the majority of these losses until 2029, especially for highly indebted municipalities.
Key measures of the reform package
The measures in the law include, among other things, expanding depreciation options to make investments easier. From 2028, corporate tax will be reduced from 15% to 10%, which represents significant relief for companies. The overall tax burden for companies is expected to fall to around 25% by 2032, while it is currently just under 30%, as the Federal Ministry of Finance explains.
Specific measures include:
- Degressive Abschreibungen: Bis zu 30% für bewegliche Wirtschaftsgüter des Anlagevermögens, gültig für Investitionen zwischen dem 30. Juni 2025 und dem 1. Januar 2028.
- E-Mobilität: Betriebliche Elektrofahrzeuge, die zwischen dem 30. Juni 2025 und dem 1. Januar 2028 angeschafft werden, profitieren von einem Abschreibungssatz von 75% im Anschaffungsjahr und einem erhöhten Bruttolistenpreis von bis zu 100.000 Euro.
- Forschung: Anhebung des Höchstbetrags für steuerliche Forschungszulagen und somit eine Ausweitung der förderfähigen Aufwendungen.
With these measures, the government intends to create incentives for companies in order to both promote investment and strengthen Germany's competitiveness. Ultimately, the economic booster represents a significant step towards revitalizing the country's economic dynamism, which is achieved through bundesfinanzministerium.de is underpinned.