Germany mulls exception to debt brake to fight coronavirus - source
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to declare an exception to the debt brake enshrined in its constitution to finance fiscal stimulus measures in the fight against the coronavirus, an official with knowledge of the plan said on Thursday.The decision by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, expected to be formalised during a cabinet meeting on Monday, means that the federal government will take on new debt this year for the first time since 2013, the official added. Under the German debt brake..