Lindner: Billions in scope for the defense budget from 2028. The federal government took out emergency loans worth around 300 billion euros in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the Corona crisis and the war in Ukraine.
The repayment is actually scheduled to begin in 2028 and run for more than 30 years. Lindner expressed surprise at reports that several billion euros could be missing from the two percent target again next year. Even if the federal government were to completely forego repayment of the Corona debt, there would still be a gap.