What happens when a nation prioritizes zero debt? Germany's debt brake policy has sparked heated controversy, even leading to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his government to take decisions on a possible reform of Germany's strict debt rules ...

The debt brake limits how much debt the government can take on, and dictates that the size of the federal government's structural budget deficit must not exceed 0.35% of the country's annual gross ...

The debt brake limited new borrowing to 0.35% of gross domestic product - a tight limit when compared to European Union budget rules requiring less than 3%, and the 2024 U.S. federal deficit of 6.4%.

The debt brake - which played a part in breaking the coalition, precipitating the calling of a snap election - limits the public deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product and can only be changed ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targeted reform of the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product ...

The FTSE Debt Capacity World Government Bond Index captures relative differences in sovereign debt/GDP ratios and ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0 ...

With the debt brake in place, increased defense spending requires cuts in nondefense spending. By stabilizing debt, however, the Swiss can better finance military spending in the long term.

The debt brake limits how much debt the government can take on, and dictates that the size of the federal government's structural budget deficit must not exceed 0.35% of the country's annual gross ...

When the German government collapsed earlier this month, clashes within the former ruling coalition about economic and budget policy were widely cited as a key factor — with the country's debt ...