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Germany: Upper house passes landmark debt reform plan

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Germany 's second chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat , voted in favor of a massive spending package that is set to pour billions of euros into defense, infrastructure and climate protection.

The debt reform plan exempts defense spending from Germany 's so-called "debt brake" The proposal to loosen the debt brake was pitched by the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and Social Democrats .

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English

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