From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: German Industry Fleeing High Energy Prices, Costs And Bureaucracy In Record Numbers
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:41:31 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
German Industry Fleeing High Energy Prices, Costs And Bureaucracy In Record
Numbers
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/03/23/german-industry-fleeing-high-energy-
prices-costs-and-bureaucracy-in-record-numbers/
Soaring energy prices... regulations... 35% of German companies say...
Soaring energy prices... regulations... 35% of German companies say country
is too hostile to business.
Blackout News here reports on how a growing number of German industrial
companies are relocating their production abroad, driven by soaring energy
costs, stifling bureaucracy, and an increasing tax burden.
As Germany gets greener, more companies are shuttering, moving out. Grok AI
image.
A recent survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) reveals
that a staggering 35 percent of companies now cite cost reduction as the
primary motivation for their foreign investments - the highest such figure
since the 2008 financial crisis.
That's worrisome news for the country, which recently voted for a change in
recent national elections. However, chancellor candidate and election winner
Friedrich Merz has since broken his major campaign promises and instead will
pledged to further accelerate the destructive green policies and to pile on
debt like never before.
German companies looking for business-friendlier environments
The DIHK reports that the traditional driver of tapping into new markets
abroad now accounts for just 30 percent, and that instead the focus has
sharply shifted towards securing economic advantages in locations with more
favorable cost structures.
Little hope of reform
Energy-intensive industries are particularly feeling the pinch, facing
intensified international competition that is accelerating the trend of
relocation. Although ongoing coalition negotiations between the CDU, CSU, and
SPD are grappling with ways to reduce electricity taxes and halving grid
fees, companies are skeptical these steps will stem the hemorrhaging.
DIHK President Peter Adrian has called for 'more freedom, lower costs and
faster administrative action" to restore Germany's competitiveness.
Germany's business attractiveness as an investment destination is
demonstrably declining and has reached a critical juncture. Domestic
investment is weak with two out of five industrial companies planning to
scale back their investments within Germany.
Merz breaks all his major campaign promises
Without swift and comprehensive reforms, the long-term competitiveness of
Germany as a business location faces a significant threat, potentially
leading to a further exodus of its vital industrial base, warns Blackout
News.
As Germany's CDU party led by Friedrich Merz negotiates with the SPD
socialists on forming a new government, early signals are showing that things
are going to get a lot worse instead of better as Merz breaks his campaign
promises. In a recent survey, almost 75% of respondents feel they got duped
by Merz.
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