Germany’s budget crisis has prompted opposition conservatives to modify borrowing limitations as investment outweighs fiscal rectitude.

A constitutional court verdict against a budget maneuver to circumvent Germany’s “debt brake” shattered Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition’s financial plans.

The verdict suggests that future governments must honor the brake, which limits government structural budget deficits to 0.35% of GDP.

Berlin may struggle to fund climate change and the Ukraine war, as economists claim Europe’s greatest economy has stagnated due to years of underinvestment.

State leaders are open to a new debate, with some supporting a change that would allow more investment without sacrificing fiscal responsibility.