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A proposed investment fund will provide major impetus to Germany’s ailing economy, Economy Minister Robert Habeck predicted in Berlin on Wednesday. “If business would then invest more, that would unleash the big booster for the national economy,” Habeck, who also serves as vice chancellor, said. Under Habeck’s proposals, companies are to receive 10% of all their investments, either through tax deductions or through reimbursement in the event of a low tax burden. The new fund is to be financed through new debt, although Habeck did not use the word. “It has to be financed in advance. I do not se…

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