Merz, from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party once led by Angela Merkel, told Scholz his spending plans would burden future generations and accused him of failing to deliver on promises of rearmament after the start of the Ukraine war.
"Taking on debt at the cost of the young generation, spending money — and you didn't say the word 'competitiveness' once," said Merz.
Another one not understanding what the debt is.