Survey: Worse economic situation for every second person

Erfurt (dpa/th) – According to a survey, the economic situation has worsened for half of Thuringians over the past four years. 36 percent rated their situation as the same, 9 percent as better. This emerges from a representative survey by the Insa Institute on behalf of the family business group.

There was almost a tie when it came to the question of whether Thuringia was a good place to build a young family: 34 percent of the 1,000 respondents said yes or rather good and 34 percent said no or rather bad. Thuringia is very good for starting a family, said 7 percent. 11 percent said that the Free State was very bad for this.

In addition, the people of Thuringia were open to setting up and setting up companies. 73 percent of those surveyed would like larger companies to relocate there, while 11 percent don’t want that. 13 percent were undecided.

The state chairwoman of the family business Colette Boos-John described the worsening economic situation for one in two people as a frightening figure for Thuringia. In their opinion, the reason for this lies not only in the pandemic or the consequences of the war in Ukraine. She certified that the red-red-green state government had an “inadequate economic policy”.

In view of high energy costs and a bleak economic outlook, everything must be done to make Thuringia “significantly more attractive,” demanded the building contractor. There are no real initiatives to be seen, for example in reducing bureaucracy or closing the skills gap. A well-developed infrastructure, fast administration and sufficient skilled workers would ensure sustainable company settlements.

If 45 percent of people do not see Thuringia as an attractive home, “then we are threatened with a major exodus of young and motivated skilled workers and workers,” said Boos-John. A discussion with entrepreneurs, citizens and politicians about Thuringia as a business location is planned for Monday evening in Walschleben near Erfurt.

The Family Business Association sees itself as a political advocacy group for more than 180,000 family businesses with more than eight million employees in Germany.

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