That would be 5.2 billion euros more than estimated in the government’s draft for the 2025 federal budget in the summer. Lindner is allowed to take out higher loans as part of the debt brake because the economy has developed weaker than assumed when the budget was drawn up.
According to the magazine, the new debt is intended to cushion lower tax revenue and additional spending due to higher unemployment. This cannot alleviate the existing financing gap of twelve billion euros in Lindner’s draft budget.
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