CORRECTED: German upper house approves massive spending package

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CORRECTED: German upper house approves massive spending package
Berlin, March 21 (AFP) Mar 21, 2025
Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave the final seal of approval to a massive spending package aimed at beefing up the country's military and overhauling its infrastructure.

The package, which modifies Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, needed a two-thirds majority to pass and was approved by 53 of the Bundesrat's 69 members, after it cleared the lower house on Tuesday.

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