Germany prepares 150 billion euro emergency budget in coronavirus package
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is readying an emergency budget worth more than 150 billion euros (137 billion pounds) to shore up jobs and businesses at risk from the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister said on Saturday.Government sources told Reuters hundreds of billions in additional backing for the private sector would be raised, as Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said a ceiling on new government debt enshrined in the country's constitution would be suspended due to the..