German finance minister demands policy shift as coalition pulls apart

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2024-11-01

Berlin (dpa) - Amid growing disputes inside Germany's governing coalition, Finance Minister Christian Lindner has demanded a fundamental "reorientation" of economic policy in a policy paper made public on Friday. Lindner, a budget hawk and the leader of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), has been sharply at odds with the rest of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition over budget issues, tax policy and how to boost Germany's sputtering......

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