KARLSRUHE, Germany, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany's highest court ruled on Tuesday that the government's 2007 cuts to a tax break for commuters were unconstitutional and demanded changes.
Since 2007, German commuters have not been able to claim 30 cents per kilometre in tax relief from short drives to work -- but only from the 21st kilometre.
Germany's finance minister, who has made balancing the budget by 2011 a priority, has saved an annual 2.5 billion euros ($3.21 ...
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