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Barley Risotto and Kimchi: A Culinary Crossroads| SaltWire #food #cookingshorts #kimchiBERLIN - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner sees scope for up to 9 billion euros in additional defence spending from 2028 if the country can reduce its debt levels, he said in comments to the DPA news agency published on Tuesday.
The additional funds could be freed up if Germany gets its debt below an EU-set target of 60% of gross domestic product, Lindner of the fiscally conservative Free Democrats told DPA."If we fall below this limit, then the repayment of coronavirus debt planned from 2028 could be discussed again," he said.
The German government took out emergency loans totalling around 300 billion euros in 2020, 2021 and 2022 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine."However, if the burden of the pandemic on the debt level has already been overcome by then, the repayment could be significantly reduced," the minister said.
"This would make billions available that will help us achieve the leap to the NATO target in the federal budget after the end of the special programme for the Bundeswehr," he said. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Germany set up the 100-billion-euro special fund to purchase modern weapons. It also pledged to reach NATO's target of spending at least 2% of GDP on defence.ADVERTISEMENT
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