{
  "id": 19500319,
  "title": "Economic Experts: Council of Experts Calls for Cuts and Tax Increases – Otherwise, 100 Percent Debt Ratio Looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/wirtschaftsweise-sachverstandigenrat-fordert-kurzungen-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-11T13:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/haushalt-wirtschaftsweise-fordern-weniger-staatsausgaben-und-hoehere-steuern/100267311.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Germany's economic advisory council, the Sachverständigenrat, warns of a potential state debt crisis in its annual report. The council's chair, Monika Schnitzer, emphasizes that urgent action is needed to address the issue, with a financing gap projected to reach €300 billion by 2040. The report suggests reducing government spending and increasing revenue, including potential tax hikes, to mitigate the crisis. Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledges the council's concerns, stating that significant financial decisions will be necessary in the coming weeks.",
  "summary": "New calculations by the Council of Experts show: Germany is facing a debt crisis. 300 billion euros could be missing by 2040. This can only be prevented with drastic cuts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}