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German govt won't confirm Toll Collect claim report

BERLIN, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The German government on Thursday declined to confirm a report that it was seeking damages of up to 700 million euros ($822.9 million) from the Toll Collect consortium for delays to Germany's troubled truck toll scheme.

The Financial Times said that in addition to the government's damages claim, the consortium of DaimlerChryler AG , Deutsche Telekom AG and France's Cofiroute , would also be liable for contractual penalties of 250,000 euros a day from December 1 to the end of February.

"We are not going to take part in the media discussion and speculation. Our aim is to reach an agreement with our partners in the contract negotiations," a Transport Ministry spokesman told Reuters.

He added that Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe was aiming to reach an agreement with the consortium by December.