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German economy post-election: from bad to not much better

We expect Germany’s next government to reform the national fiscal rule to allow some tax cuts and increased public investment. But it is likely to make slow progress on structural reforms such as digitalisation and improving the environment for start-ups. With the manufacturing sector and labour force set to decline, growth looks set to remain anaemic in the coming years.

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