German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will urge his cabinet next week to accelerate reforms intended to reduce the burden on businesses and revive economic growth. At a cabinet retreat in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg, he plans to push ministers to implement measures agreed before the summer recess, covering taxes, pensions, deregulation and digitalisation. Merz said growth and employment were Germany's most important issues and called for rapid, comprehensive relief, particularly for tradespeople and small and medium-sized companies.