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5 months agoWhat is Germany's debt brake? DW 11/29/2023
Germany has strict limits on borrowing, enshrined in the German constitution, that require the federal government and states to balance their budgets without taking on new loans.
The debt brake was introduced in 2009 and aims to secure the state's financial capacity to act while relieving future generations of extensive debt burdens. [ more ]