{"id":34905,"date":"2020-06-08T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=34905"},"modified":"2020-06-08T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:16:49","slug":"vdma-economic-stimulus-package-provides-positive-impetus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vdma-konjunkturpaket-gibt-positive-impulse\/","title":{"rendered":"VDMA: Economic stimulus package provides positive impetus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mechanical and plant engineering industry considers the 130 billion euro package to stimulate the economy in Germany to be fundamentally correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eThe package can have a broad impact, which is why it must not be talked about now,\u201c emphasises VDMA President <strong>Carl Martin Welcker<\/strong>.The Grand Coalition is on the right track with the economic stimulus package, <strong>to give positive impetus to the economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24218\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24218\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/article.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carl Martin Welcker, VDMA President (Image: VDMA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201eIt contains many good approaches, such as the <strong>Reduction in value added tax,<\/strong> that broad-based consumer promotion can achieve. Even if individual points in the legislative process still need to be more targeted, the package prepares the ground for tackling the tasks ahead of us with optimism. We see many important <strong>Setting the course for sustainable future investments<\/strong>. As an innovative industry, we are pleased that the coalition has at least temporarily lifted the cap on the <strong>Tax incentives for research<\/strong> has doubled to four million euros per company.\u201c<br \/>\n<strong>Carl Martin Welcker, <\/strong>VDMA President<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The temporary introduction of the <strong>declining balance amortisation<\/strong> is fundamentally positive for the mechanical engineering sector. It is also positive that the issue of loss carry-back is being addressed.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2805656023\"><div id=\"packa-808022398\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eI am counting on the measures to trigger a broad-based innovation push, especially in the area of<strong> Investments in climate technologies and digitalisation.<\/strong> The future comes from Germany and Europe!\u201c emphasises <strong>Welcker<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is crucial that the state wants to support investments in the expansion of 5G and artificial intelligence as well as a charging infrastructure for electric cars. The announcement that the <strong>National hydrogen strategy<\/strong> is an overdue step. However, the mechanical engineering industry would have liked to see more here. 3 to 5 gigawatts would be achievable by the middle of this decade if the right framework conditions were in place. Great opportunities for P2X technologies \u201emade in Germany\u201c - i.e. <strong>the conversion of green electricity into other energy sources<\/strong> - arise from the intention to establish foreign trade partnerships with other countries.<\/p>\n<p>With the <strong>Capping of social security contributions <\/strong>and the announcement that the period for which short-time working benefits will be paid will be extended in autumn if necessary, the difficult situation on the labour market is also being taken into account, adds the VDMA President. \u201eThe coalition remains called upon to clear the way for new hires by making labour law provisions more flexible. Our innovative strength is based on our employees.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Source: VDMA<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The mechanical and plant engineering industry considers the 130 billion euro package to stimulate the economy in Germany to be fundamentally correct.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":33153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[36,70,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-34905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-maerkte","8":"tag-markt","9":"tag-verpackungsmaschinen","10":"tag-verpackungstechnik","11":"cs-entry","12":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}