The conservative CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD, the parties most likely to form the next government after the recent German election, have already agreed on massive investments into Germany's ailing infrastructure and the military.

A credit-financed special fund is to be set up for this purpose. In order to be able to incur debt for higher defense spending, the debt brake enshrined in in the Basic Law, Germany's constitution, is to be relaxed.

These plans generally meet with broad public approval, according to Infratest-dimap's monthly representative survey of 1,325 eligible voters conducted from March 4 to March 5.

Two thirds of respondents in this latest "ARD Deutschlandtrend" poll said they are in favor of a massive budget increase........

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