Germany debates parental allowance amid budget cuts

German ministers Merz, Klingbeil and Prien clash over the fate of parental allowance threatened by budget cuts.

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The reduced federal budget creates tensions between social priorities and fiscal balance.

The debate reveals political divisions over German family policy.

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