berlin july 12 reuters  germanys finance ministry plans to offer companies a tax relief package of around 6 billion euros 661 billion per year against the backdrop of a difficult economic environment ministry sources said german business morale has been deteriorating  suggesting that europes largest economy will struggle to shake off recession the economy needs stimulus  rarely has this been so urgent as now finance minister christian lindner tweeted on wednesday the tax relief plan will be part of the draft growth opportunities act which lindner has proposed to make germany more competitive as a business location amid a loss of appeal due to high energy prices and burdensome bureaucracy the draft legislation includes a total of almost 50 tax policy measures mainly aimed at small and mediumsized enterprises the sources said there is also a provision to incentivise companies to invest in climate protection this will offer companies certain tax benefits between 2024 and 2027 if they make climate friendly investments the sources said lindners package also provides stronger tax incentives for research it also would allow companies to offset more losses against profits from other financial years and make it possible to take writeoffs for lowvalue assets more quickly the federation of german wholesale foreign trade and services bga welcomed the plans tax simplifications and better depreciation options are important incentives for more investment in germany said bga president dirk jandura 1  09074 euros