Debt brake won't be changed for now, source close to German conservative leader says
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11/13/24 10:47 AM ESTBERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz has no plans to reform the debt brake, a source close to the CDU leader told Reuters.
The debt brake limits the public deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by Maria Martinez, Editing by Madeline Chambers)