Merz’s manifesto
has no mention of any change to the debt brake, which remains popular in conservative circles.
Instead Merz is seeking €50bn in spending cuts from welfare reform
and another €50bn from a shake-up of the immigration system.
Financial Times 22 December 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/2e47f386-f702-42dd-ac9f-2ff3cbbfbe2c
“You’re leaving the country in one of its biggest economic crises in postwar history,” said Friedrich Merz, the CDU party chief leading in the polls, in comments targeting Scholz ahead of Monday’s vote. “And you’re standing here and saying . . . let’s increase debt at the expense of the younger generation.”
Financial Times 16 December 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/39d8e496-ddd2-486d-9306-da699687ee9a
Germany’s ‘Debt Brake’ Backed by Conservatives
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/germanys-debt-brake-backed-by.html
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