Word: j26
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...thin margin, Schröder's handling of the country's sputtering economy has made him the most unpopular leader in postwar Germany. People feel betrayed and lied to by Schröder, because during the election he promised no new taxes, yet now proposes to raise taxes by j26 billion next year. The opposition Christian Democrats have demanded a parliamentary inquiry into whether Schröder committed election fraud by concealing an j14 billion deficit and not coming clean about the new taxes. Opinion polls show the popularity of Schröder's Social Democrats collapsing. They're supported...