AfD on the economy

The AfD wants the state's economic policy to center on small and mid-sized companies rather than subsidies for large foreign corporations. Disadvantages of the location are to be removed and new advantages created. The party says this would start a re-industrialization.

The AfD wants to help small and mid-sized companies in the state. It does not want to give money to big foreign corporations. The state should become a better place for business. Fewer companies should go bankrupt or leave. More new companies should start.

The program points to the planned Intel plant, for which ten billion euros in subsidies were foreseen, by its calculation more than three million euros per job. The AfD concludes that billions for a single large company do not solve structural problems. It names high energy costs, poor transport infrastructure and the emigration of skilled workers as disadvantages. Accompanying measures in energy, infrastructure and labor market policy are planned.

The AfD wants to examine whether special economic zones with defined boundaries can be set up in structurally weak parts of Saxony-Anhalt. It points to other countries that, in its account, achieve good economic results with them.

The AfD wants to look into special economic zones. These are areas with special rules for companies. They would be in regions with a weak economy. The AfD says other countries do well with them.

The zones would be clearly bounded areas in economically weak regions of the state. The program notes that Germany has no experience with this tool so far. The AfD therefore calls the plan new territory in economic policy.

The AfD wants to make training for the Meister (master craftsman) qualification free of charge and introduce a bonus graded by age. The goal is for more tradespeople to earn the qualification and later take over businesses.

The AfD wants master craftsman training to cost nothing. There would also be a bonus. Young master craftsmen would get the most money. This way more tradespeople should become masters. Later they should take over businesses.

The training would be free for all age groups but is meant especially to help young people without savings who are thinking of starting a family. The bonus would be €5,000 for those who qualify before turning 25, €2,500 up to age 30, and €1,000 after that. Both measures are part of a plan to secure the skilled trades that runs from the trades year through apprenticeship, the driver's license grant, and the graduation bonus to taking over the training business. The AfD also wants to address the problem that many owners will soon retire and struggle to find successors.

The AfD wants to support small and medium-sized businesses that invest in technology, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. This is meant to modernize Saxony-Anhalt as a business location.

The AfD wants to help small and medium-sized companies. The companies should invest in modern technology. That includes digital tools and artificial intelligence. This should make the state's economy more modern.

The platform argues that such investments let businesses produce more efficiently, use resources better, and raise productivity. An AfD-led state government would support such projects by small and medium-sized firms. The goal is a modernized, future-proof business location.

The AfD wants to create a quality label for products from Saxony-Anhalt and back it with a marketing campaign. It is meant to highlight the variety of local products.

The AfD wants a label for products from Saxony-Anhalt. A label is a mark on the product. It shows where the product comes from. Companies can use it if they want. There would also be advertising for it.

The label would be a voluntary indication of origin. It is intended mainly for goods from long-established companies that have close ties to the state and a characteristic value for it. An AfD-led state government would develop and establish the label and launch a matching marketing campaign.

The AfD wants to develop a new tourism strategy as part of a campaign called #deutschdenken ("think German"). Tourism is meant to grow as an economic factor for the largely rural state and make greater use of its culture and history.

The AfD wants more tourists to come to Saxony-Anhalt. There would be a new plan for this. The plan is part of a campaign called #deutschdenken. The state's culture and history should play a big role. Tourism should bring jobs and income.

The platform describes tourism as a source of income, a reason for skilled workers to stay, and a chance to develop local infrastructure. It accuses the CDU-led state government of failing to support the sector adequately and of not using the state's cultural and historical character. While domestic tourism is growing elsewhere, the platform says it is stagnating in Saxony-Anhalt. An AfD-led government would therefore draw up and carry out an overall strategy.