Germany's next chancellor faces big budget choices
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#Germany goes to the polls on Sunday - and whoever takes over the top job from Angela Merkel will have to make some tough fiscal choices.
One key question is on the ‘debt brake,’ which was passed in 2009 to force the federal government to balance its books. But it was lifted during the pandemic… will it be set in law again?
#GermanyDecides
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