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“After the death of my stepdaughter, I realised that I need time to come to terms with my grief. I want to take sufficient time for this,” she wrote.
Most of the sum, €165,035, went on external photographers and €22,656 on visagists, stylists and make-up artists.
Klingbeil was responding to an internal ministry paper that became public on August 25 which caused controversy.
Pure milk and 100 per cent fruit juices would remain exempt.
Ministers argue the spending surge is needed to revive the economy after years of weak growth, modernise ageing infrastructure and rapidly strengthen armed forces.
The suggestion forms part of ongoing coalition talks with the CDU/CSU on a broader reform package and may cause friction within the government.
The SPD, Germany's oldest political party, struggles to retain its working-class base and confronts challenges from rising protectionism and rival parties, leaving…
