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Article: Investment Allowance Extended for Eastern Germany.
- Article from:
- Science Letter
- Article date:
- December 9, 2008
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Germany's federal council (Bundesrat) agreed today to extend
the investment allowance law (in German the "IZ law") until 2013. The investment allowance, or IZ, is one of the main industrial subsidy mechanisms that the German government uses to support investments in eastern Germany (see also Invest in Germany).
Today's vote guarantees that investors in the new federal states (i.e.
eastern Germany) will be able to take advantage of the set promotion rates until 2013.
With the IZ the state promotes businesses from eligible industries that invest in eastern Germany. The businesses receive the allowance for each of their investment ...