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Budget committee approves Germany's massive borrowing plans

Budget committee approves Germany's massive borrowing plans

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Budget committee approves Germany's massive borrowing plans

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliamentary budget committee on Sunday approved plans for a massive increase in state borrowing aimed at bolstering defence and reviving growth in Europe's biggest economy.

The committee convened for an extraordinary session and backed the plans -- agreed on Friday between the conservative CDU/CSU, the Social Democrats and the Greens -- sending them on to parliament for adoption.

The bill, which includes a 500 billion euro ($540 billion) fund for infrastructure and changes to borrowing rules, will require a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary vote, which is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18.

It will be one of the last major acts of this Bundestag, or lower house, before a new one is due to convene on March 25 following an election last month.