Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

With more than five million people in jobs subject to social security contributions, the Free State of Bavaria is approaching record levels of employment. In numerous Bavarian districts and cities, we have de facto full employment. We want to see continued qualitative growth and prosperity for the people of Bavaria.

To this end, we count on Bavaria’s role as a competitive business location

• with a strong network of large companies, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises,
• a healthy mixture of industry, the manual trades, commerce, and services,
• and excellently educated and qualified employees.

Bavaria as a business location aims to attract foreign investors as well as encourage domestic companies to continue to invest in Bavaria. At the same time, we support the foundation of new businesses and help existing medium-sized enterprises to enter foreign markets.

In this way, the Bavarian economy will also successfully stay on top of global competition in future and continue to demonstrate its leading position in the areas of growth and employment.

In our extensive area of responsibility, we promote optimum framework conditions for companies and citizens in the Free State of Bavaria at all times. In this, we focus on the following policy fields:

1. Economic policy: We count on a highly innovative industrial sector, efficient manual trades, modern services, and a flourishing tourism sector. The basis for this is provided by strong medium-sized companies and targeted regional policies.
2. Technological policy: We secure Bavaria’s top position among the world’s high-tech countries.
3. Digital policy: Our Land aims to belong to the most innovative regions in the world and to be a leading region in the digital economy.
4. Energy policy: A secure, affordable ,and environmentally friendly energy supply has our utmost priority.

Without stable regulatory policies, every economic success will be a mere flash in the pan. Our economic policy compass is the social market economy. It brings together market-economy efficiency and social justice. This combination is and remains the best guarantee for economic success, future-proof workplaces and prosperity for everyone. There is broad consensus about this in society.

We therefore stand up, at state, federal and EU level

• for functioning competition and against the abuse of market power,
• for competitive fiscal laws,
• for less bureaucracy and, instead new freedoms for entrepreneurs,
• for targeted investments and innovations, above all in the medium-sized business sector and in more structurally weak regions.