Black-green alliance: Wegner and Habeck call for reform of the debt brake. "Wegner: Investments cannot be financed with the current debt brake” "Habeck sees a lot of support for a reform" among country leaders.
The debt brake will be a central issue for the upcoming election campaign. The FDP in particular is reluctant to accept the Economics Minister's proposals. A reform is also categorically rejected at the federal level with Friedrich Merz. Since debt brake is anchored in Basic Law, it can only be changed with a two-thirds majority.