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Germany Updates: Coalition Backs Welfare Reform, Budget Plan

The coalition faces a €30 billion budget gap by 2027 with disputes over welfare cuts and tax hikes on top earners, reflecting deep ideological divides between CDU and SPD leaders.

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Germany's coalition government leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the welfare state following public clashes between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and some ministers. Follow DW for more.

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Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle
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Germany updates: Coalition backs welfare reform, budget plan

Germany's coalition government leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the welfare state following public clashes between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and some ministers. Follow DW for more.

·Bonn, Germany
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The Local - DeThe Local - De
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Germany's bickering coalition government aims to thrash out budget row

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will have a crunch meeting with his centre-left coalition partners Wednesday to try to settle increasingly public rows over how to balance the budget.

·Germany
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The Local - De broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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