Financial Incentives for Private-Sector Firms in Europe

摘要

The purpose of the study is to examine the position in Europe with respect to financial incentives for the private-sector firms, with a view allowing comparisons to be made and contrasts to be drawn with industrial incentives offered in the United States. The European review includes nine countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemborg, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The European industrial incentives are limited to the industrial sector, thus incentives to agriculture, forestry, fishing, construction, etc., fall outside the European definition. The European incentives are allocated to: (1) problem area development, (2) small firm development, (3) research and development, (4) employment and training, (5) exports, (6) sectoral development, (7) structural adaptation and rescue, (8) energy saving and (9) environmental protection.