Merkel: No need for fiscal stimulus package right now

STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she did not see any need for a fiscal stimulus package to counter the effects of a slowing economy, but she added that Berlin would continue to pursue a high level of public investment.

德国斯特拉森德（路透社） - 德国总理默克尔周二表示，她认为没有必要采取财政刺激方案来应对经济放缓的影响，但她补充说柏林将继续追求高水平的公共投资。

“There is a need for a continued level of investments,” Merkel said during a panel discussion in the Baltic See town of Stralsund. The government's decision to abolish an income tax surcharge for most employees from 2021 would help support domestic demand and with it overall growth, Merkel said.

“需要持续的投资水平，”默克尔在波罗的海城镇斯特拉尔松举行的小组讨论中说。默克尔表示，政府决定从2021年起废除大部分员工的所得税附加税，这将有助于支持国内需求及其总体增长。

The problem regarding public spending in Germany is not the level or timing of state investments, but rather bottlenecks such as skilled labor shortages and relatively long and slow planning processes, Merkel added.

德国公共支出问题并非如此默克尔补充说，国家投资的水平或时间，而是熟练劳动力短缺和相对漫长而缓慢的规划过程等瓶颈。