On Monday 27 October 2025, Luxembourg’s High Committee for Industry met under the chairmanship of the Minister of the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles, and in the presence of the Minister of Finance, Gilles Roth, and the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Serge Wilmes.
Established in 2013 to guide and coordinate government decisions and actions affecting the industrial sector in Luxembourg, the High Committee provides a regular forum for exchange between representatives of the Luxembourg industrial sector and the ministers concerned.
According to the Ministry of the Economy, after recalling the importance of strengthening industrial resilience in an international context marked by geopolitical instability and supply chain tensions, Minister Delles presented the national measures relating to energy support and referred to European progress in competitiveness and regulatory simplification.
Minister Roth, then underlined the government’s proactive policy, which continues to foster economic recovery through substantial public investment and renewed support for the economy. This includes, notably, a further reduction of the corporate income tax rate (IRC) in 2027, a tax credit for business angels investing in start-ups from 2026, and a new stock option scheme for start-up employees currently being developed, following an initial series of measures contained in the “Entlaaschtungs-Pak” for 2025.
For his part, the Minister Wilmes, stressed that efforts to strengthen competitiveness and accelerate decarbonisation must act in synergy. Fair, predictable and equitable conditions for the European industry investing in decarbonisation and exposed to global competition are essential. In this context, Luxembourg is committed to achieving an ambitious 2040 climate target, accompanied by certain flexibilities and an appropriate and reliable implementation framework.
The first major item on the agenda was the intervention of Julian Proffitt, President of ILEA (Luxembourg Automotive Equipment Industry Association), who presented the Roadmap for Luxembourg Automotive Equipment Manufacturers. After an in-depth analysis of the sector’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, this roadmap proposes several courses of action to support the industry: simplifying regulations, developing innovative industrial infrastructure and next-generation business zones, as well as strengthening support for research, development and investment.
Following this presentation, the Ministry of the Economy presented the current state of progress in the development of the Industry of the Future Strategy, which incorporates several of the recommendations put forward by ILEA. The meeting concluded with a round table involving all participating industrial companies, who were invited to submit their own recommendations to feed into this strategy, intended as the outcome of a joint effort.
At the close of the meeting, Minister Delles stated: “I welcome the proposals put forward today, which fully align with the ongoing reflections for our national ‘Industry of the Future’ strategy. The Ministry of the Economy remains fully committed to working in close collaboration with industrial stakeholders to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and sustainability in the sector in Luxembourg.”
Minister Roth added: “The government remains committed to a strong social state supported by a dynamic economy and greater social cohesion, which are the foundations of political stability. With the 2026 budget, the Luxembourg State will spend more than one billion euros as part of its defence effort. I therefore call on industrial players to seize the opportunities in the defence sector in favour of a more diversified and more resilient economy.”
