German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck have clashed over plans for next year's budget, according to an exchange of letters seen by Reuters that underscores growing tensions in the three-way coalition.
Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government with the Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) has come under strain over some aspects of Germany's response to the Ukraine war, and all three parties suffered losses in a state election on Sunday.
