Bundestag Debates Federal Budget As Energy And Inflation Dominate Policy Strategies

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 7: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R), Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck (C) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner look at their smartphones as they attend debates at the Bundestag over the next federal budget and current government policies on September 7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is facing deep challenges stemming from Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, including the need to pivot away from its heavy reliance on Russian energy imports and coping with the social reverberations of current high inflation. (Footage by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)