BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - The German economy is not growing enough to allow for the spending wishes of some government ministries, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday.

"A handful of ministries have exorbitant spending wishes that are unacceptable," he said following a meeting of the stability council in Germany's upper house of parliament. (Reporting by Christian Kraemer, writing by Andrey Sychev, editing by Rachel More)