Germany the economy does not falter because of a lack of public investment, but because the Germans don't rade enough, said Finance Minister Christian Lindner on the sidelines of the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington.
"In Italy, France and other countries, much more is being done," Lindner said.
According to the DPA agency, he attributed this to the regulations on reducing working hours, demography and the temporary shift of people to reduced working hours, because they have no one to entrust their children with.
Lindner, the leader of the business-friendly liberal FDP, again declared for the reduction of bureaucracy, tax incentives to the economy for investment and labor market reform.
According to him, many of the measures he proposes for the "economic turnaround" cost nothing, and save money in the budget and insurance.
"When people work or when they work more, they pay more in taxes and draw less in social benefits," Lindner added.
In the latest monthly report of the Bundesbank, it is stated that the German economy performed slightly better than expected in the first months of the year, as economists had forecast a mild recession.
In any case, it is by no means certain that the economy has carried over growth to the second quarter.
"Overall, there are still no signs of a sustainable recovery in the German economy," the Bundesbank said.
In the last quarter of last year, the domestic economy was in recession at a rate of 0,3 percent.
