BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Germany's public debt continued to rise in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, reaching a record 2,454.0 billion euros (2,699.4 billion U.S. dollars), the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Thursday.
Compared with the end of 2022, Germany took on 85.8 billion euros in new debt. Ongoing support programs to ease the burden on citizens and companies in the energy crisis in particular contributed to the increase.
