The 9 euro ticket is about to expire. The conference of transport ministers is now calling for a follow-up proposal from the federal government. At the same time, the federal state of Berlin is debating its own regional solution.
The transport ministers of the federal states are calling on the federal government to present a viable and sustainable proposal for the successor regulations to the 9-euro ticket “promptly”. This emerges from a resolution paper of the special conference of transport ministers on Friday. The decision was before the German Press Agency. The 9-euro ticket expires at the end of August.
The decision states that the conference of transport ministers is ready, as part of the expansion and modernization pact and when securing the necessary overall financing to ensure continued attractive and efficient public transport in 2022 and 2023, about a successor regulation after the expiry of the 9-euro ticket to negotiate with the federal government. “The Conference of Transport Ministers expects the federal government to present a viable and sustainable proposal in a timely manner and to commit to its full responsibility for financing and to secure it permanently.”
The federal states also reiterated their demand that the federal government make significantly more money available. “Economic emergencies” at the transport companies would have to be prevented, as well as massive ticket price increases and the suspension of transport services. The significantly increased costs for energy and fuel would have a significant impact on the financing of local rail passenger transport and local public transport.
Berlin: SPD proposes 9-euro ticket by the end of the year
In Berlin, a 9-euro ticket for local public transport could also be available beyond August. Prime Minister Franziska Giffey’s SPD proposes introducing such a regulation by the end of the year. With the ticket, however, owners could only travel in the AB tariff zone – i.e. in Berlin, not in Brandenburg, and no longer nationwide. Corresponding media reports were confirmed to the dpa on Friday by party circles.
The heads of the red-green-red coalition met on Friday for a closed meeting to discuss how the country can help people in need, but also companies or institutions in the energy crisis with sharply increased prices. The proposal for the new, regional 9-euro ticket is on the table.
The federally funded three-month campaign, which runs until the end of August, was intended to support commuters in the face of high energy prices and to promote a switch from cars to buses and trains.
Source: Stern
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