Economic and Fiscal Policy

Framework conditions for a strong location

A reliable policy framework is essential for a strong economy. The DIHK identifies where reforms in economic and fiscal policy are needed – from competitive taxation and reduced bureaucracy to improved investment conditions and sound public finances. Drawing on insights from the business community, the DIHK provides recommendations to support decisions that foster growth, innovation and employment.

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Economic and Fiscal Policy

Finance and Taxation Committee

The DIHK Finance and Taxation Committee monitors important developments in taxation and financial policy across Germany and Europe—from competitiveness and Euro stability to reducing bureaucracy.

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Surveys and Figures Economic and Fiscal Policy

Economic Sentiment Turns Pessimistic in the Service Industry

Special analysis "Economic Insight" based on the Early Summer 2026 Survey

Date of publication 05.06.2026
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In Focus Economic and Fiscal Policy

"Tax Omnibus" – EU Commission proposes urgently needed simplifications to corporate taxation

With a new "Omnibus law", the EU Commission aims to simplify corporate tax law. The bureaucracy costs created by the dense regulation are expected to reduce by approximately seven billion euros for businesses and tax administrations across Europe.

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Impulse Papers Economic and Fiscal Policy

Relieve companies from EU bureaucracy and strengthen competitiveness

The steady stream of new laws, reporting requirements, regulations, forms, and applications keeps businesses in the EU from their actual operations. The DIHK identifies specific points for relieving them.

Position Statement Economic and Fiscal Policy

German Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls for noticeable bureaucratic relief in business statistics

With the draft of the first Business Statistics Reform Act, the federal government aims to modernize official economic statistics and relieve companies of bureaucratic obligations. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) explicitly supports this goal but emphasizes in its latest...

Date of publication 22.04.2026
Position Statement Economic and Fiscal Policy

BEG IV – A Chance for Tangible Bureaucracy Reduction

Bureaucracy continues to heavily burden companies in Germany. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) therefore demands decisive improvements in the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act (BEG IV) to ensure that relief measures finally become noticeable in practice.

Date of publication 14.06.2024
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Economic and Fiscal Policy

DIHK Proposals for Reducing Bureaucracy: The Current Status

From streamlined registration of photovoltaic systems to digitalizing apprenticeship administration: Discover what became of the concrete proposals submitted by the DIHK during an online consultation on reducing bureaucracy in 2023.

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Economic and Fiscal Policy

German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tourism Committee

The DIHK Tourism Committee gathers entrepreneurial expertise from the tourism industry and addresses key topics such as digitalisation, skills shortages, sustainability, and bureaucracy reduction.

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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Long Overdue

DIHK Head of Department for Economic Policy and Finance, SME Affairs, Rainer Kambeck on the package of measures for European corporate taxation planned by the EU Commission for June 24

Date of publication 23.06.2026
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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Business must become simpler, more attractive, and more reliable – no new burdens for the SME sector

DIHK Chief Executive Officer Helena Melnikov addresses her urgent appeal to the coalition committee members.

Date of publication 01.07.2026
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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

No Turnaround in Sight

DIHK economic expert Jupp Zenzen on the production figures for May 2026

Date of publication 07.07.2026
Press Release Economic and Fiscal Policy

The Digital Euro Can Establish Europe's Independence in Payment Systems

German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) presents its updated position paper on the proposed digital currency

Date of publication 06.07.2026
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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

"Mandatory Reserve Duty is not the Right Approach"

DIHK Head of Economic Policy Rainer Kambeck on the cabinet decision regarding a Reserve Strengthening Act

Date of publication 01.07.2026
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Position Paper Economic and Fiscal Policy

DIHK supports digital euro – under certain conditions

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) considers the planned introduction of a digital euro fundamentally positive but sets concrete conditions: The new means of payment must provide real added value, be technically compatible with existing systems, and not impose unnecessary costs...

Date of publication 06.07.2026
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In Focus Economic and Fiscal Policy

European Semester 2026: Spring Package to Strengthen Competitiveness

In its Spring Package 2026, the EU Commission highlights Germany's structural competitive issues, previously identified by the DIHK: ranging from investment and digitalisation deficits to high energy costs and labour shortages.