Exclusive: Germany sees 5 billion euros windfall due to lower borrowing costs - sources
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany sees much lower borrowing costs than expected due to record-low yields and this could create additional fiscal room of roughly 5 billion euros this year, maybe more, two people familiar with Berlin's budget planning told Reuters on Thursday.In its 2019 federal budget, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has initially earmarked 17.6 billion euros (15.71 billion pounds) for debt servicing costs.But lower-than-expected borrowing costs stemming from the European Central..