German finance minister hopes for agreement with states on relief by Tuesday

BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is aiming to have an agreement with the country's 16 federal states on planned relief measures that will weigh on tax revenue by Tuesday, he said on the sidelines of a meeting of EU ministers.

"There are a lot of conversations taking place on this now," Klingbeil told reporters in Luxembourg, adding that the plan remains to pass the package of measures to support companies and revive growth in the Bundestag lower house on June 26.