German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble attends a news briefing after talks with his Portuguese counterpart Vitor Gaspar at the finance ministry in Berlin, May 22 , 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejected on Saturday suggestions the government will significantly loosen public purse strings for September's federal election, though he said there may be scope for modest additional spending.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservatives are well ahead in opinion polls, signalled this week that more funds could be made available for families and for infrastructure projects.
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