BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) – The German ministries’ spending wishes for 2025 exceed the specifications of Finance Minister Christian Lindner by around 20 billion euros ($21.53 billion), government sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

The leaders of the three parties in Germany’s coalition government agreed on Tuesday that a planned pension reform package will be approved by the cabinet in May, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.

Lindner, leader of the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), earlier had abruptly blocked having the pension reform package reach the cabinet for approval on Wednesday because…