B. Federal politics I. Economy / science / vocational training

B. Federal politics
I. Economy / science / vocational training

We have to stop the de-industrialization process and achieve more economic growth. The gross investment ratio must rise to over 22% of GDP. Currently 19.5% of GDP. The potential growth must be increased from 1.4% to 2%. We also take into account the points of the German Industry and Trade Conference (DIHK). See link https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ANjiaE8KDYoJ:https://www.dihk.de/ressourcen/downloads/dihk-schlaglicht-investitionsschwaeche-2014.pdf+&cd=2&hl=de&ct= clnk & gl = de

Here is a comparison of Germany in the world.

https://www.cia.gov/…/the-world-fa…/rankorder/2185rank.html…

The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau sees potential growth falling in the future. Child shortage http://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/kfw-warnt-vor-dauerstagnation-in-deutschland-a-657129

More economic growth / investments should be achieved in this way.

1. Abolition of trade tax for domestic income tax domiciles. This will reduce the migration of the economy, increase investment and make jobs more secure. The municipalities then receive 25% of the sales tax revenue as a replacement via Article 106 No. 5 a. This makes it possible to discharge the municipalities' debts and secure voluntary benefits. https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_106.html

2. The degressive depreciation rates will be reintroduced and increased. That increases the investment. The amount for immediate write-off will be increased from the current 150 euros to 2000 euros.

3. Strong expansion of research and development

We need new and better products. We want to be able to cure diseases better. Who is more expensive has to be better.

Introduction of a 25% investment grant for research and development! / At least 4% of GDP should be spent on research and development so that Germany can once again become the leading scientific nation. Today it is 2.88% of GDP (2/3 companies, 1/3 state). In order to increase this to an average of at least 4% nationwide, a 25% investment subsidy, which is included in the income statement (i.e. no tax credit), is to be introduced. This subsidy is only given to companies that have their headquarters (corporate tax domicile) in Germany. Be funded. 1. Labor costs for R&D personnel 2. Depreciation on capital goods used for R&D purposes. 3. Other expenses for preliminary work incurred directly in connection with R&D projects. 4. Expenses for R&D contracts at universities,

Doubling of funding for the Helmholtz Association, German Research Foundation, Max Planck Society, Frauenhofer Society, and Leibnitz Association

https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/BildungForschungKultur/ForschungEntwick/Tabellen/ForschungEntwickSektoren.html

Research funding at the state level

Should this not be introduced at the federal level, we can promote the formation of clusters at the state level by paying a 15% investment subsidy between business and state university research institutions, which is included in the income statement for expenses for R&D contracts at state research institutions of the state.

 In this way, the universities get more money and mesh better with the economy. The dual study with business is also promoted.

4. The chambers of foreign trade and export must be strongly promoted. The aim is to increase exports by at least 10% every year. In this way jobs are secured and the state budget is restructured, as this increases sales tax receipts (import sales tax) sharply. It can only be exported if there is also production in Germany. Therefore, point 1 is important

5. Investment allowances and social city / creation of equal living conditions in the regions

a) Investment aid

Increase in investment allowances to 50%. Funding according to weak areas and not just according to federal states (amendment of the Investment Allowance Act). Regional funding, EU funding and the Investment Allowance Act must be coordinated and ideally combined.

In order to more than compensate for the dismantling of the EU funding, the funding of the regional economic structure according to Art. 91a, Paragraph 1, No. 1 of the Basic Law is increased to a maximum funding amount of 10 billion euros per year, http://www.foerderdatenbank.de/ Foerder-DB / Navigation / Foerderwissen / regionalfoerderung, did = 187912.html whereby the federal government assumes 80% of the expenditure according to Art. 91 a Para. 3. This has to be 80%, because up to 80% the payments of the state financial equalization become less with increasing economic power and it is not financially worthwhile for the states to support. The EU funding will be drastically reduced. Example of Saxony-Anhalt from 370 million in 2010 to 167 million in 2011.

http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer…

b) Social City / Increase in annual funding to 3 billion euros

The funding should also include funding for the “social city” in order to improve living conditions in the regions. This includes the following topics: urban stabilization and development; Living and living environment; Social infrastructure, education and neighborly coexistence; Environment and transport; Health and environmental justice; Local economy and employment; Culture, leisure and sport; Crime prevention and security; District image and public relations

http://www.staedtebaufoerderung.info/StBauF/DE/Programm/SozialeStadt/soziale_stadt_node.html

6a Reinforcement of further vocational training / improvement of productivity (French model) through free further training measures (up to 1500 euros per year). This can also be added up as with teacher training, ie with 10 employees * 1500 euros per employee = 15,000 total budget. An employee can also be sent on training for 15,000 euros. 1% of the wage bill is paid into a vocational training fund from which professional training measures are paid. Use of educational leave. For example, companies will increasingly send their employees to training, as they will have to pay for it through the education levy anyway and will at least get something in return. Today, when further training has to be paid for out of one's own pocket, too little is done. Savings are made at the wrong end.

6b. Free master craftsman training! The master training that the journeymen have to pay for themselves today are paid for by the state.

7. In the event of recessions, such as in 2009, the 5% pension fund rate is suspended and the total non-wage cost burden drops from 43% to 38%. This is how countercyclical politics are possible.

8. There is a shortage of more than 20,000 engineers and natural scientists in Germany. So-called MINT subjects. At least 10% of all students have to study this because it increases the potential for innovation. A large scholarship program has to be set up to get students with a high school diploma better than 2.3 in these subjects. 700 euros per month, how long is paid is handled analogously to the Bafög regulations.

9. Abolition of the employer's contribution to social security for employees over 60 years of age so that it makes economic sense to continue to employ this age group or to employ it again.

10. The equity ratio must increase through better taxation. Retained profits are taxed at 15%. Distributed profits with 25% => corporation tax debit. Section 34 a ESTG drops from 28.25% to 25%. So there is total equal treatment between persons and corporations after the abolition of trade tax.

11 Abolition of inheritance tax. So rich families come back and the wealth is preserved. The withholding tax income that we need for health insurance / long-term care insurance to guarantee full medical care and nursing and to reduce non-wage labor costs will increase more.

12. Stop the sell-off of the German economy (technology).

Reduce the limitation of foreign participation in German companies from 25% to 10% in order to prevent technology migration. Examples are robot manufacturer Kuka, and special machine manufacturer Aixtron. So far, takeovers can only be prevented if the “public order or security” in Germany is at risk ”. This must be extended to “if general German interests are affected”.

The EU Commission as well as the Federal Ministry of Economics are not in a position to stop the sell-off of the German economy.

http://www.badische-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-3/gabriel-macht-front-gegen-firmenuebernahmen-durch-chinesische-investoren--128994154.ht

13. Digitization has high priority. That means:

a) The fiber optic network and% 5G network is being expanded across the board (nationalized)

b) The authorities are made fit by training their employees and investing in the digital infrastructure

c) In the private sector, employees are qualified through further training measures, see point 7 of our program

d) Digitization is a rationalization measure whereby jobs are lost. This is compensated for by our policies, which allow economic growth to rise sharply and thereby create new jobs. In particular in the research and education area, in the security area, the elderly and sick area and the infrastructure area (good care and renovation already when the status is satisfactory and not worse)

14. Settlement of the battery industry. The change from the combustion engine to the electric motor means that conventional jobs in the vehicle industry are no longer applicable. There is hardly a battery industry in Germany. New jobs must be created in the battery industry. This is to be achieved as follows.

1. Investment grant of 50% for the establishment of the battery industry

2. Influence on companies such as VW where the state of Lower Saxony is a major shareholder, so that jobs are created in the battery sector.

3. If points 1 and 2 are unsuccessful, state-owned companies in the field of battery production are established.

15. We want to promote medium-sized businesses and start-ups more and double the funds made available. Especially when it comes to business start-ups in connection with universities. https://www.kfw.de/KfW-Konzern/%C3%9Cber-die-KfW/Identit%C3%A4t/Geschichte-der-KfW/Themenfelder/Mittelstandsf%C3%B6rderung/

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16. The strong family support will prevent a permanent recession due to labor shortages in 15 to 20 years. The birth rate fell to 651,000 children in 2009. (In 1990 there were 905,675 children) In 2009, 561,300 training contracts were concluded in the dual system (in 2007 there were 626,000). 423 398 were enrolled in a first semester in 2009 at a university or technical college. That means 561,300 dual system plus 423,398 students = 984,698 trainees in total. 984,698 newcomers to training in 2009 minus 651,000 births in 2009 results in a shortage of training staff of 333,698 in 15 to 20 years. Either replaced by immigration or recession.

The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) also sees it this way http://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/kfw-warnt-vor-dauerstagnation-in-deutschland-a-657129

Here is the report from KfW https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nQ23viJATM4J:https://www.kfw.de/PDF/Download-Center/Konzernthemen/Research/PDF-Dokumente-Studien-und -Materials / SuM-Demografiefalle-November-2013.pdf + & cd = 1 & hl = de & ct = clnk & gl = de