Berlin found to have misused 95% of debt earmarked for infrastructure

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2026-03-17

Munich (dpa) - The German government has mainly used billions in new debt earmarked for investments in infrastructure and climate action to plug holes in the budget, according to an analysis by a leading economic think tank released on Tuesday. Some ?24.3 billion ($27.9 billion) in loans was unlocked last year as part of a special fund to overhaul infrastructure and boost climate efforts, but an overwhelming 95% of the money was not actually used......

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