No reserves in Germany's federal budget, says finance minister
Germany's federal government has reached the limit of its fiscal capacity, its finance minister said, with extra financing to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of the war in Ukraine and a climate fund having exhausted government coffers.
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Germany's federal government has reached the limit of its fiscal capacity, its finance minister said, with extra financing to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of the war in Ukraine and a climate fund having exhausted government coffers. "There are no reserves in the 2022 federal budget," Christian Lindner was quoted by news website t-online as saying on Saturday.
He warned against granting further financial support before the autumn to citizens to offset the impact of rising inflation. "I advise letting the measures taken so far take effect," he said. In March, the government announced relief worth 16 billion euro ($16.8 billion) to help consumers cope with soaring energy costs and reduce dependence on Russian gas.
Germany normally operates its budget with a deficit limit of 0.35% of gross domestic product. It aims to reintroduce that rule, known as the debt brake and suspended since the start of 2020, in 2023. ($1 = 0.9509 euros)
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