Overview
- Leaders set a subsidised electricity price of about 5 cents per kWh for energy‑intensive firms from 2026 to 2028, with talks in Brussels described as largely concluded and annual costs estimated at €3–5 billion from the Climate and Transformation Fund.
- The power‑plant strategy foresees auctions in 2026 for roughly 8 gigawatts of new gas‑fired capacity, slated to start operating by 2031 and designed to be convertible to hydrogen, pending EU state‑aid approval.
- The government plans a Deutschlandfonds to attract private capital for industry, energy and startups, with Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Economics Minister Katherina Reiche set to detail the vehicle in the coming days.
- The air ticket tax will be reduced from 1 July 2026, providing around €350 million in relief for the aviation sector, with any revenue shortfall booked in the transport budget.
- Thirty‑two economic and employer associations urged parliament to halt the pension package, warning of up to €480 billion in extra costs by 2050, as an 18‑member youth bloc in the Union threatens to block passage and the SPD rejects reopening the deal.