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The FDP has ~5%. The Schuldenbremse was added to the constitution in 2009, which requires a 2/3 majority in the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, and so had to be pa
by mpweiher 2y ago
The FDP has ~5%. The Schuldenbremse was added to the constitution in 2009, which requires a 2/3 majority in the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, and so had to be passed with broad agreement from both the ruling parties and the opposition.
- mpweiher 2y agoOh, and the EEG fee (guaranteed price for producers of renewable electricity regardless of demand) that is now funded through the federal budget exploded to > €20 billion. Which is pretty much the amount that caused the government to collapse in the budget row.