Ifo Institute: German Government Misappropriated 95 Percent of New Debt for Infrastructure in 2025
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
MUNICH, Germany, March 18 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on March 17, 2026:
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German Government Misappropriated 95 Percent of New Debt for Infrastructure in 2025
The German government did not use 95 percent of the new debt taken on in 2025 for additional infrastructure investments. This is the conclusion reached by a recent ifo Institute calculation on the use of the Special Fund for Climate Neutrality and Infrastructure (SVIK). &quo . . .
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German Government Misappropriated 95 Percent of New Debt for Infrastructure in 2025
The German government did not use 95 percent of the new debt taken on in 2025 for additional infrastructure investments. This is the conclusion reached by a recent ifo Institute calculation on the use of the Special Fund for Climate Neutrality and Infrastructure (SVIK). &quo . . .
