debt brake
die Schuldenbremse, die Schuldenbremsen
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debt brake
A legal regulation that limits the government’s ability to take on new debt. In Germany, the term refers particularly to the limits on new borrowing by the federal government and the states laid down in the Basic Law.
Wegen der Schuldenbremse darf der Bund nur in begrenztem Umfang neue Kredite aufnehmen.
Because of the debt brake, the federal government may take on new loans only to a limited extent.
| gender | feminine die |
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| plural | die Schuldenbremsen |
| genitive | der Schuldenbremse |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Schuldenbremse | die Schuldenbremsen |
| accusative | die Schuldenbremse | die Schuldenbremsen |
| dative | der Schuldenbremse | den Schuldenbremsen |
| genitive | der Schuldenbremse | der Schuldenbremsen |
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'Schuldenbremse' (debt brake) is made up of 'Schulden' (debts) and 'Bremse' (brake). The image suggests a rule intended to slow the continued growth of government debt.
Die Schuldenbremse soll die finanzielle Belastung künftiger Generationen begrenzen.
The debt brake is intended to limit the financial burden on future generations.
The verbs 'einhalten' (to comply with), 'lockern' (to relax), 'aussetzen' (to suspend), and 'reformieren' (to reform) are frequently used with 'Schuldenbremse' (debt brake). These combinations occur especially in political and economic debates.
Die Regierung will die Schuldenbremse wegen der hohen Ausgaben vorübergehend aussetzen.
Because of the high expenditure, the government wants to temporarily suspend the debt brake.
'Schuldenbremse' (debt brake) is used mainly in the news, political discussions, and economic texts. In the German context, the word often refers to the regulations in the Basic Law for the federal government and the states.
Im Parlament wurde lange über eine Reform der Schuldenbremse diskutiert.
The parliament discussed a reform of the debt brake for a long time.
