German balanced budget amendment

Germany's balanced budget amendment (German: Schuldenbremse) is a fiscal rule enacted in 2009. The law, which is in Article 109, paragraph 3 and Article 115 of the Basic Law, Germany's constitution, is designed to restrict structural budget deficits at the federal level and limit the issuance of government debt.

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