die Schuldenbremse

Plural: die Schuldenbremsen
Based on: Bremse
Noun
1.

the debt brake

(Law in Germany's constitution that limits the amount of new debt an administration can take on per year. Was introduced in 2009 with 2/3 majority and the idea is to force governments to try other means first before borrowing.)

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Coming German Elections – Part 2

Hello everyone, And welcome back to election weeks. It’s super intense at the moment in Germany, and I have honestly never seen even remotely the amount of talk-shows that are happening currently. Pretty much every single day, the front runners are on TV, often in town-hall type formats and I actually really enjoy it. It’s engaging and feels much more democratic than, say, 10 years ago when they just did the boring TV duels. Anyways, today, we’ll do part two of the: Wahl-O-Mat – German Election Topics Reviewed In part one, we went over the first 12 questions, so now, we’ll do the second 12 questions (of 38 in total). And today is particularly interesting, because among other things, we’ll talk about: German health insurance system (No matter how complex you think it is… it’s more complex than that) education policy (surprisingly chaotic) the national debt (Germany is quite unique in that regard) and the state of Germany manufacturing And I think I have a few bits of info for you that you absolutely did not know and that most Germans aren’t aware of either. #FOMO Like last time, I’ll largely keep this objective, but I will share my very … <a href="https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning/schuldenbremse/">Dive in <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> <a href="https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning/schuldenbremse/">Dive in <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Vocab: Spitzensteuersatz, Schuldenbremse, privatversichert, gesetzliche Versicherung,  Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, Grundgesetz, BAföG

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How many meanings does the German word 'Schuldenbremse' have?

Schuldenbremse has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the debt brake.

What is the gender of 'Schuldenbremse'?

die

What is the plural of 'Schuldenbremse'?

die Schuldenbremsen

What is 'Schuldenbremse' related to?

The word 'Schuldenbremse' is related to Bremse.

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Coming German Elections – Part 2
Vocab: Spitzensteuersatz, Schuldenbremse, privatversichert, gesetzliche Versicherung,  Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, Grundgesetz, BAföG
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