Crank Up the Economy: "The Day in GL"
CDU/FDP contender Felsch proposes economic reinforcement strategies.
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Alexander Felsch, candidate for Mayor for CDU and FDP in the fall election, has released his economic plan, following his plan for childcare. An active location policy is to provide businesses with the necessary room for expansion. Here's what Felsch had to say when presenting the CDU's economic policy agenda for the city:
"We need a more aggressive location policy to finally provide our companies with the room they need to grow again," said Felsch.
Some key points in the economic plan include a focus on the craft sector, streamlining administrative procedures, simplification for builders, and reasonable taxation. A significant initiative in addressing the skilled labor shortage, which has been affecting businesses severely, is the establishment of the education campus on the Zanders site.
Felsch is particularly targeting the strengthening of medium-sized companies with his growth agenda. "The crafts, the backbone of our economy, require space for growth and the future," he said. To achieve this, the CDU plans to construct a modern craftsmen's yard, modeled after successful examples in Hamburg and Erftstadt.
Long construction permit procedures are to be eliminated through digital building files and significantly improved services for builders. "We need much more speed in construction," said Felsch.
Another crucial signal to all companies: "We will do everything to keep the trade tax constant in the coming years," said Felsch.
Are you curious about other pressing issues that concern voters, like traffic problems in the city? Don't miss out on the citizen portal debates featuring Alexander Felsch (l., CDU/FDP) and Marcel Kreutz (r., SPD/Greens). You can register here if there are still spots available.
The mayoral candidate and the CDU are putting full steam into the development of the education campus on the Zanders site. This move is an important signal to the entire city, but especially its businesses: The fight against the skilled labor shortage and the promotion of vocational training are top priority for the CDU in Bergisch Gladbach. In addition, a strong signal is being sent to professional young talent and for the good future of young people in the city.
Extra Insights: Alexander Felsch's Comprehensive Economic Agenda
Here's a breakdown of Alexander Felsch's economic program, focusing on key points, proposals, and potential impacts:
- Green Economy: Emphasis on a balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability, promoting green technologies, and reducing the city’s carbon footprint.
- SME Support: Grants and simplified processes for local startups and SMEs, as well as an innovation hub to cultivate entrepreneurship and digital innovation.
- Infrastructure: Enhanced public transportation, city-wide high-speed internet access, modernized industrial zones, and upgraded tourism infrastructure to draw more visitors and support local businesses.
- Workforce Development: Collaboration with educational institutions, apprenticeship programs, and efforts to remove barriers to employment.
- Cultural Economy: Investments in the city's cultural heritage, events, and sustainable tourism to strengthen Bergisch Gladbach's appeal as a tourist destination.
Some proposed initiatives include green business grants, a digital innovation fund, fast-track permitting, PPPs, and the revitalization of local markets and renewable energy projects.
The potential impacts of Felsch's economic agenda would include economic growth, environmental benefits, improved quality of life, increased tourism revenue, and social inclusion.
- Alexander Felsch's economic plan, part of his mayoral campaign, promises to prioritize the business sector by focusing on an active location policy that provides businesses more space for expansion, streamlining administrative procedures, and promoting reasonable taxation.
- Felsch's growth agenda particularly targets medium-sized companies, planning to construct a modern craftsmen's yard to foster their growth, with inspiration drawn from successful examples in Hamburg and Erftstadt.
- In line with his economic policy, Felsch proposes to eliminate long construction permit procedures by implementing digital building files and improving services for builders, aiming to increase construction speed, and assures companies that trade tax will remain constant in the coming years.
