Exclusive: Germany eyes massive windfall from plunging borrowing costs
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could enjoy a windfall of 5 billion euros or more this year as record-low bond yields slash its borrowing costs, three people familiar with Berlin's budget planning told Reuters on Thursday.The savings might help Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats clinch a costly climate protection package as tough negotiations come to a head at a crunch meeting next week.At same time, the cheaper borrowing eases pressure,..