Linke on the economy

The Left wants to grant business subsidies only when social criteria are met. Workforces are to find it easier to take over companies, backed by rights of first refusal and a state investment fund. The program also focuses on skilled trades, the health industry and the games sector.

Companies often get money from the state. The Left wants to attach rules to this. Companies that pay very low wages should get no money. Workers should be able to take over their own company. The state should also support skilled trades and the health industry.

Pilot projects in common-good accounting are meant to reward socially and ecologically responsible business. Employee cooperatives and succession projects are to receive support. Funding programs for skilled trades are meant to encourage master craftsman qualifications and help founders take over businesses. A "village office" initiative is to create co-working spaces in rural areas. The health industry is to be strengthened with state-owned production of pharmaceutical ingredients, telemedicine start-ups and lasting funding for the BioCon Valley network. A "Masterplan Gaming MV" provides support for indie studios, a dual-study degree program and e-sports venues.

The Left wants to introduce a tourism levy to pay for infrastructure, quality and housing for employees. Shipyards are to be stabilized and modernized, with civilian shipbuilding given priority. For skilled workers in tourism, the party calls for higher wages and predictable working hours.

The Left wants a new levy on tourism. The money should pay for roads, buildings and good services. There should also be housing for workers. The shipyards in the state should be kept. They should mainly build civilian ships. Workers in hotels and restaurants should get higher pay.

Tourism for children and young people is to grow; youth hostels and school camp houses are to get energy upgrades, and a yearly state congress is to present innovations. On shipyards, the party wants to work with the federal government on projects such as converter platforms and platforms for disposing of munitions. New lines of business are to be examined, such as converting inland vessels to alternative propulsion. The skilled-worker strategy developed with business and the Zukunftsbündnis MV alliance with chambers, unions and associations are to continue. The program places responsibility for securing skilled workers first with companies.