Nonetheless, the European surplus is too large to ignore, and Germany in particular will be asked once more to rebalance its economy toward higher domestic demand, which for many people implies the need for a fiscal boost. But the government is not obliging: Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has just presented a balanced budget for 2015 – the first since 1969.
尽管如此，欧洲的盈余仍然很大，不容忽视，特别是德国，它将再次被要求提高内需以实现经济再平衡，许多人认为这意味着财政刺激。但政府不准备就范：财政部长朔伊布勒刚刚公布了2015年将实现平衡预算——这是1969年来的首次。此外，尽管一些观察者呼吁德国“结束工资管制”从而鼓励家庭增加支出，但事实上这已经开始发生了。