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November 17, 2023

German startup community rejoices over passage of new reforms to employee stock ownership programmes

The Future Financing Act, passed by the Bundestag on Friday, includes provisions to ease the tax burden of employee stock ownership programmes in Germany


Anne Sraders

4 min read

Berlin's Bundestag

When a startup is trying to lure in a big new hire, stock options are often a critical — and particularly attractive — component of the offer. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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