Photo: DPAGermany should be legally bound to invest in infrastructure, the centre-left challenger to Chancellor Angela Merkel in September elections said Sunday. Berlin "must use its money to improve public infrastructure according to binding rules," Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate Martin Schulz said at a campaign event in the German capital. German public spending is a hot topic at home and abroad. 'The German problem'And The Economist magazine labelled trade surpluses "the German problem" on its latest cover. She reiterated a commitment to spend one-third of budget surpluses on investments in the next parliament.

Source: The Local July 17, 2017 07:07 UTC