Ifo Institute: Budget Planning Misses Growth Targets

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The German government's current budget planning "is failing to achieve the goal of increasing growth-relevant infrastructure investments," according to a report by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. "In particular, the €100 billion made available to the federal states by the special fund risks being used only to a limited extent for additional investment projects. The new debt will displace investment from the core budgets. The government …

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According to the ifo Institute, the current budgeting is going beyond the goal of increasing growth-relevant investments in infrastructure. In particular, ifo researcher Niklas Potrafke notes that the 100 billion euros that are made available to the federal states from the special funds run the risk of being used only to a small extent for additional investment projects. "We are threatened that our fears from the spring are also true for the fed…

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According to the Munich-based Ifo Institute, the current budget planning misses the goal of increasing growth-relevant investments in infrastructure. In particular, the €100 billion made available to the federal states from the special fund is at risk of only being used to a limited extent for additional investment projects, Ifo researcher Niklas Potrafke complained on Friday. "The new debt will shift investments away from the core budgets. The …

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Munich, September 12, 2025. Instead of using the federal's new trillion debt for extraordinary future tasks, as originally announced, the black and red Merz government in Berlin is only shifting infrastructure investments from the core budget to the debt-financed special fund in any case. The economic research institute "Ifo" from Munich has drawn attention to this – and criticized this relocation station. "Originally, expenditures from the debt…