Dresden (dpa / sn) - There is a dispute in the Saxon coalition groups about a funding guideline from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Specifically, it is about the guidelines presented by Economics Minister Martin Dulig (SPD) on Tuesday after the cabinet meeting for the promotion of business, including the tourism industry (joint task). The new version of the guideline was actually intended to make it easier for companies to invest after the corona pandemic, explained CDU economics expert Jan Hippold on Wednesday evening in Dresden. "Constructive hints" from the Saxon economy and the CDU parliamentary group were hardly taken into account.
"Instead of continuing to use comprehensible points for the allocation of funds, the ministry has set new criteria as a requirement for companies to receive funding. This puts companies whose workforce is not unionized or who do not guarantee at least 12.5 percent wage increases over the next five years at a disadvantage ' Hippold stressed. Especially in times of crisis, administrative action should be based on the principle that entrepreneurs should and can assume personal responsibility. "The administration should itself become a switchman and service provider - but that's how it becomes a brake."
SPD party leader Henning Homann defended the funding strategy. "A successful economy needs social and ecological guidelines. A modern economic policy promotes innovative companies that live up to their social responsibility," he emphasized: "I am surprised that CDU representatives repeatedly praise the collective bargaining partnership and strong works councils, but then beating the bush when it comes to increasing collective bargaining coverage through a clever subsidy policy." The guideline enables companies to apply for an investment subsidy of up to 45 percent, depending on their size and location. "Since this is tax money, it is absolutely necessary to demand that companies protect jobs and pay fair wages."
