Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The CDU parliamentary group calls for quick help for companies that are struggling due to the energy crisis. CDU faction leader Manuel Hagel said on Wednesday in Stuttgart: "We now need speed and pragmatic solutions." The application procedures will be made as streamlined as possible and the chambers will be involved in all processes.
According to the information, the CDU relies on coordinated measures between the federal and state governments. A liquidity loan with a repayment bonus, consulting services for companies and, with a view to next winter, an investment support program for energy-saving investments are important building blocks on the state side, as the economic policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group Winfried Mack announced. There is a lot at stake for the economy. "It must continue to be clear: the energy supply must be permanently increased so that the market price is reduced." The CDU parliamentary group had previously discussed the current situation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the business associations.
During the budget talks at the weekend, the green-black coalition decided to take on more than one billion euros in new debt despite significant additional tax revenue. The debt brake allows this in times of downturn, it said. The government wants to use part of the money for its own aid package. Green parliamentary group leader Andreas Schwarz said that the funds are "armed to be able to support small and medium-sized companies, social institutions, craftsmen and citizens in a targeted manner if they are in need or if the help from the federal government is not enough".
