German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the Annual Reception of the SOS Children's Village organization in Grimmen, May 31, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Sohn
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner chided her over spending promises made ahead of September's federal election and said now was not the time to abandon "economic sense".
Merkel, whose centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) are well ahead in opinion polls, has signalled that more funds will be made available for families and for infrastructure projects if she wins a third term in office.
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