Economics
No Candidate Is Telling German Voters What Their Plans Will Cost
- Parties are putting off tricky arguments until after election
- Debt brake currently constricts ability to invest in economy
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German voters haven’t heard much from Angela Merkel’s potential successors about how they will reconcile their spending ambitions for Europe’s biggest economy with the budget prudence that defined her chancellorship.