Success for the gastronomy: Dehoga celebrates government plans!
Success for the gastronomy: Dehoga celebrates government plans!
On March 10, 2025, the DEHOGA Rhineland-Palatinate recorded the exploratory results of the coalizing parties CDU, CSU and SPD for government formation with great approval. President Gereon Haumann expressed a positive statement about the solutions found, which are particularly important for the catering and hospitality.
A central element of the agreement is the permanent reduction in sales tax on food to 7 percent. This should not only relieve the industry, but also give guests more purchasing power. The tax reform aims to relieve the wide middle class and thereby improve the financial situation of everyday consumers.
flexibility in the job market
In addition to aligning sales tax, the exploratory result also includes a reform of working time regulations. DEHOGA calls for more flexibility for employees, for example by introducing a weekly maximum working hours instead of the previous daily regulations. Despite this flexibility, high standards in occupational safety and the existing resting time regulations remain preserved to ensure the safety and health of the employees.
Another point of the result is the desired reduction in bureaucracy, with a clear goal: the bureaucracy costs for companies are to be reduced by 25 percent over the next four years. This is achieved by the abolition of reporting, documentation and statistics obligations as well as by reducing the legally required operating officers.
specialists and immigration
The securing of specialists is emphasized as an essential factor for economic success. DEHOGA sees the need to reduce bureaucratic hurdles for qualified immigration. As part of these efforts, a digital agency for specialists immigration is set up, which should act as a central contact for international specialists.
gereon Haumann emphasizes that the expectations of future coalition partners are high. He expects the results of the explorations to be firmly anchored in the coalition agreement. This means that the CDU, CSU and SPD have a significant responsibility for the future of the hospitality industry and have to implement important points that are of crucial importance for the industry.
Overall, the DEHOGA Rhineland-Palatinate sees real solutions in the exploratory result that can noticeably relieve the gastronomy, hotel industry and the hospitality industry. The organization calls on to consistently pursue and anchor these results in the next political steps. Haumann underlines that the industry is dependent on the new coalition partners in order to be able to prosperate in the long term.
In a time when the hospitality industry faces a variety of challenges, the view of Dehoga is optimistic about the future, combined with the hope that the agreements will soon be implemented in concrete measures.
near news reports that the DEHOGA Rheinland-Pfalz is satisfied with the exploratory results. The DetailsQuellen