“We won’t get out of the crisis with this economics minister’: Family businesswoman shoots against Habeck. “Industry Crisis’s mood is worse than it has been for years,” says Boston Consulting Group.

Industry associations are waiting for corresponding signals from politicians, says Lars-Eric Nievelstein. The traffic light coalition is already looking for solutions, but has struggled with internal disputes, especially in the last few weeks. One possible measure is the abolition of the solidarity surcharge.