Swedish Finance Minister Söder proposes deposit requirements of up to €100,000 for November's aid.
The state premiers and Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier have expressed a desire to discuss a potential increase in advance payments for companies affected by lockdowns, according to a report by "Handelsblatt". However, as of mid-August 2025, there is no explicit proposal or active discussion status on increasing advance payments for November aid for companies in Germany that has been publicly reported.
Markus Söder, head of Bavaria's government, has advocated for a significant increase in the advance payments of November aid, suggesting a starting point for larger companies of up to 100,000 euros, as opposed to the current maximum of 10,000 euros. Yet, no new information is given about the federal government's plans to make advance payments this year or the current maximum amount for advance payments for larger companies.
By Friday, around 120,000 applications for November aid had been received by the federal government. Economic associations have criticized the slow flow of funds for companies in need of support, but no specific stance from these associations or state premiers regarding the increase in advance payments has been reported.
Concerns about abuses have been raised, as they were with the quick aid in the spring. Finance and economics ministers are currently in talks about the advance payments, but Olaf Scholz, the Federal Finance Minister, has not yet expressed whether he will increase the advance payments or to what amount.
The German federal budget for 2025 was agreed upon with some expenditure cuts in various ministries, but detailed specifics about company aid advance payment changes were not disclosed. The focus of the discussions primarily revolved around broader budgetary allocations for 2025, German tax law amendments (including Pillar Two Minimum Tax discussions), and EU-level crisis financing mechanisms, but they do not mention this specific topic of advance payments for aid in November 2025.
For the latest developments, monitoring announcements from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) or Finance Ministry would be advisable.
Other economic associations might soon join the call for an increase in advance payments for business, following Markus Söder's advocacy. If the Federal Economics Minister, Olaf Scholter, agrees to this proposal, it could potentially change the finance landscape for larger companies in Germany during November aid.
