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The family business owners would be happy if the coalition could even agree on a common economic policy idea that would bring more than the comparatively measly three billion euros in relief from the so-called growth opportunities package. “We are seriously concerned about the location,” says Rainer Kirchdörfer, board member of the Family Business Foundation and chairman of its scientific advisory board. “It is not enough if we are the world champions in announcing.” Security, health care, social participation – all of this can only be financed if the economy is flourishing. Germany is far away from this with its growth forecast of 0.1 percent for this year.