Tax incentives and other reliefs for investors

Community or Municipality Office:

• online information service for investors (investment opportunities, documents, taxes, community charges, etc.);
• online processing of documents in:
  • Town Office;
• consultancy and support services throughout the investment process (from location planning to completion of the investment);
• close cooperation, where necessary, with investors who apply for permits and consents required by law;
• close cooperation, where necessary, with investors who apply to providers of utilities necessary for investment preparation and accomplishment for permits and consents required by law;
• public aid for investment;
• investment areas are covered by a valid development plan;
• existing development plans may be adapted according to investment requirements;
• the Town/Community features:
  • European Information Centre,
  • Loan Guarantee Fund,
  • Professional Development Centre,
  • Special Economic Zone,
  • Various Crafts Guild;
• up-to-date portfolio of investment areas available;
• professional investment catalogues available;
• investment opportunities in the Town/Community area;
• information on investment opportunities is available in the following languages:
  • English,
  • German,
  • French;
• investment areas available are both community- and private-owned;
• assistance in negotiations with private owners of investment areas;
• assistance in negotiations with institutional owners of investment areas;
• assistance in identifying and acquiring buildings and land that fulfil investors requirements;
• there is a business consultation council, composed of local business representatives, which cooperates with the Town/Community authorities and provides a forum for cooperation and discussion;
• local authorities hold meetings with business representatives to discuss major local issues;
• local government authorities cooperate with non-governmental organisations on a business level;
• Town/Community Office cooperates with the Labour Office to support investors by:
  • provision of public-funded training according to business profile of the future employer,
  • recruitment of employees,
  • reducing the investment costs by providing apprenticeship and training funded by the Labour Office;
• extensive promotion of local business activities by the Town/Community Office;
• expert consultancy and assistance concerning the European Union aid programmes;

Tax reliefs:

• statutory tax reliefs - entrepreneur is exempt from tax in the fiscal year in which the building was delivered;
• advantageous local charges;
• business funding provided on more advantageous conditions than those available on the market;
• aid in the form of group exemptions;

Other:

• information and consultancy centres for entrepreneurs operating in the Town/Community area;
• meetings with business representatives, held by the local authorities;
• each investment offer is considered individually;

For details concerning aid programmes for investors, see the following websites:

• Town;