German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Sunday evaded questions on whether his Free Democratic Party (FDP) was prepared to leave the country's ruling coalition over tough budget talks, saying the current government had always been able to reach compromise. Some of Lindner's published comments in recent days as well as low ratings in current polls have fuelled speculation that Lindner may be playing with such an idea as calls for higher debt-funded public spending - something opposed by the FDP - grow. "Of course, my goal is to present a good budget and also to achieve an economic turnaround in line with what we have described here today," Lindner told German broadcaster ARD after reiterating his warning of Germany's economic weakness.