Overview
- A subsidized electricity price of about 5 cents per kilowatt-hour will support energy‑intensive companies from 2026 to 2028.
- Roughly 8 gigawatts of backup capacity will be tendered in 2026, with mainly gas-fired plants due in service by 2031 and specified to allow future hydrogen use.
- The air ticket tax is slated to be reduced on 1 July 2026, delivering around €350 million in relief, with additional steps to lower aviation fees and charges through 2029.
- A Deutschlandfonds will be launched to attract private capital into Mittelstand, startups and resilience projects, with detailed design to be presented in the coming days.
- Talks with the European Commission are largely concluded and approval is expected; separate disputes over the 2035 combustion‑engine rule and pension reform remain unresolved.