The German Finance Minister said that his country may be able to contain the financial impact of the Corona virus crisis without exceeding the levels of debt approved if the economy recovers in the second half of the year.

Parliament suspended debt restraint to combat the crisis on March 25, with a supplementary budget of 156 billion euros ($ 169.67 billion), 100 billion euros for an economic stability fund and 100 billion euros. In the form of credits to the KFW Public Sector Development Bank.

These measures were primarily aimed at financing health care and assisting companies.

Finance Minister Olaf Schultz was asked if it could remain 156 billion euros is the maximum for the new debt, he told the newspaper Felt or Zontag if we succeeded in moving the economic curve up once Others in the second half of the year, then that will be the truth at the time.