Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament on Friday approved another suspension of the country’s debt brake against the backdrop of a planned subsidy package to offset soaring energy prices. Friday’s decision by lawmakers – which is only possible under Germany’s Basic Law in emergency situations – enables the German government to take out additional loans amounting to €200 billion ($195 billion). The debt brake stipulates that Germany’s federal budget should manage without major borrowing except when there are adverse economic conditions. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in …