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Residents work on a potato field in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin following World War II. — Residents work on a potato field in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin following World War II.
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By Rainer Buergin

August 20, 2023 at 2:54 PM UTC

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Finance Minister Christian Lindner has rejected talk that Germany plans to resort to tax measures last used after World War II to consolidate the budget.