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Topic Reports

For each topic area, an in-depth analysis and forecast report – with key figures, chart, scenarios, risks and a macroeconomic assessment (scale −10 to +10). Editorially approved, regularly updated.

Energy
Germany's Energy Policy 2026–2031: Costly Relief, Unresolved Structural Costs
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Labour & Social Affairs
Labour & Social Affairs in Germany 2026–2031: The Contribution Burden as a Question of Competitiveness
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Fiscal & Crisis
Fiscal Policy & Crisis: Germany's Budget Policy Between Investment Offensive and Sustainability Risk (2026–2031)
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Tax & Location
Taxation & Business Location Germany 2026–2031: Growth Booster, High-Tax Country and the Limits of Fiscal Sustainability
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Migration
Migration as a Location Factor: Fiscal Burden Today, Opportunity for Governance Tomorrow (2026–2031)
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State & Administration
State & Public Administration in Germany 2026–2031: Bureaucratic Burden, Investment Boost and Fiscal Sustainability Put to the Test
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Regulation & Other
Regulation & Bureaucracy in Germany: Between Promises of Relief and a Flood of Rules – Location Analysis 2026–2031
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Cumulative Effects
Cumulative Location Burdens: How Energy, Levy, Bureaucracy and Demographic Costs Reinforce Each Other in Germany (2026–2031)
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Defense Spending 2025
Debt-Financed Defence Turnaround 2025: Economic Stimulus with a Fiscal Mortgage
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€500bn Investment Package
Repurposed Instead of Additional: The €500 Billion Special Fund and Its Real Contribution to Growth 2025–2030
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