Schuldenbremse
debt brake; constitutional borrowing limit
noun SHOOL-den-brem-ze Rare
Usage Note
Schuldenbremse is Germany's constitutional rule (Art. 109, 115 GG) limiting structural new borrowing by the federal government and states; it was introduced in 2009 and has been central to political debates about public investment since.
Examples
"Die Schuldenbremse erschwert zusätzliche Investitionen in die Infrastruktur."
Natural Translation
The debt brake makes additional investment in infrastructure more difficult.
Literal Translation
The debt brake makes difficult additional investments in the infrastructure.
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