German coalition parties clash over aid package for virus-hit municipalities
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has run into opposition from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives over a plan worth 57 billion euros (50.93 billion pounds) to help municipalities cope with plunging tax revenues caused by the coronavirus crisis.Europe's largest economy is facing its deepest recession since the Second World War, even as a lockdown to fight the virus is gradually eased. The drop in business activity has hit tax revenues and left a hole in public..