#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 346Law on the Establishment of the Economic Plan of the ERP Special Fund for the Year 2026
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This German federal law formally adopts and establishes the official economic plan (Wirtschaftsplan) for the ERP-Sondervermögen (European Recovery Program Special Fund) for the fiscal year 2026. The ERP Special Fund is a long-standing German government fund originally created from Marshall Plan resources, now used primarily to provide low-interest loans and grants to promote small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), innovation, environmental projects, and regional economic development. The legislation, published on 22 December 2025 in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 346), sets the legal framework for the fund's revenues, expenditures, borrowing limits, and investment priorities for 2026. It was drafted under the responsibility of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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Key Changes
- Formal legal adoption of the 2026 economic plan for the ERP Special Fund on 22 December 2025
- Authorization of specific revenues, expenditures and commitment appropriations for ERP programs in 2026
- Determination of borrowing limits and financial transactions for the ERP-Sondervermögen
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Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain an official economic plan (Wirtschaftsplan) for the ERP-Sondervermögen for fiscal year 2026 in accordance with the provisions of this law
Comply with the revenue, expenditure, and borrowing limits specified in the adopted economic plan for 2026
Allocate ERP Special Fund resources in accordance with the designated investment priorities for 2026 (SME support, innovation, environmental projects, regional economic development)
Direct low-interest loans and grants from the ERP Special Fund exclusively to eligible beneficiaries as defined in the 2026 economic plan