Bundestag election
Economic representatives warn of AfD plans
The AfD survey values ensure concern in the economy. Shortly before the Bundestag election, associations warn of the consequences of an economic policy of right wing.
A few days before the Bundestag election, leading business representatives warn of the consequences of a strong AfD. “The AfD’s economic policy ideas are harmful to the economy and would mean implementation of a massive loss of prosperity,” said the President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller on the occasion of the publication of a study by the Institute of German Economy (IW) The company initiative “Diversity is the future”.
AfD as an enemy of innovation
The AfD’s plans to possibly lead Germany from the EU and the euro described Müller as “dangerous and growth -destructive”. According to the IW calculations, a so -called Dexit could lead to a decline in real gross domestic product (GDP) by 5.6 percent in the first five years – equivalent to 690 billion euros – and would cost around 2.5 million jobs. In addition, the party is hostile to innovation, for example in electromobility and renewable energies: “Anyone who denies climate change and does not understand the future as an opportunity seal the long -term economic descent,” said Müller.
Fabian Zacharias from the Digitalverband Bitkom described the alignment of the AfD as digital -political “backward -faced” and “geared towards division and delimitation.” The digital economy in Germany stands for innovation and worldwide exchange, which would be “massively damaged” by the announced AfD policy. “We have to increase the competitiveness of the German economy, strengthen our digital sovereignty and at the same time improve participation in digital society for all people in Germany,” he emphasized.
Foreign specialists for economic growth
According to the IW study, the effect of the AfD on potential immigrants is also problematic: the demographic crisis in Germany can only be compensated for with workers from abroad. Already today, 6.7 million foreign employees contributed 13.2 percent to gross value added. In East Germany in particular, foreign workers would have supported economic growth. “Without a hike in the third country, there would have been no increase in employment subject to social security contributions in recent years,” says a message.
dpa
Source: Stern
