Merz's €500 Billion Finance Package Faces Key Vote in Germany's Bundesrat

The proposed constitutional amendments hinge on securing a two-thirds majority, with Bavaria's coalition tensions threatening approval.

The finance package includes €500 billion in debt-financed investments for infrastructure, climate neutrality, and defense, requiring constitutional amendments.
The Bundestag is set to vote on the package Tuesday, with the Bundesrat's critical decision following on Friday.
Bavaria's six votes are pivotal, as the coalition between CSU and Freie Wähler debates its stance on the debt increase.
Freie Wähler opposes the plan, citing fiscal conservatism, while CSU leader Markus Söder faces pressure to secure their approval or risk political fallout.
The package proposes embedding 'climate neutrality by 2045' into the German constitution and easing debt limits for federal and state governments.