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SPD criticizes statements from Merz about the Germany ticket
The Germany ticket should be preserved in the long term, Union and SPD have agreed on this – or not? How to arrive in the SPD’s statements.
From the SPD there is criticism of the presumably new Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) on the continued existence of the Germany ticket in local and regional traffic. “The ticket is a huge success and Friedrich Merz would also be good at sowing no doubt about it,” said Isabel Cademartori, spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group.
“There is currently a grant that is taken over by the federal and state governments, but the more people subscribe to the ticket, the smaller this needs. Therefore, the message must now be very clear: the Germany ticket remains, the price is still attractive, this coalition is due to its contract.”
Merz: Subsidy need for ticket is to be tested
Merz said on Sunday evening in the ARD show “Caren Miosga” that the “full costs” of the ticket were currently around 90 euros, the high subsidy requirement for the ticket is being put to the test. Merz also referred to the advantages of the ticket, with which you can use local and regional traffic nationwide at a price of 58 euros a month. Merz added: “It must also be paid and that’s why it is put to the test.”
In the coalition agreement, the CDU, CSU and SPD agreed to continue the Germany ticket beyond 2025. From 2029, however, it should become more expensive by increasing the proportion of user financing “gradually and socially acceptable”. A fixed key between the federal, state and users is planned to distribute the costs.
The federal and state governments are currently shooting 1.5 billion euros per year in order to compensate for loss of income for transport companies. Because most usual commuter subscriptions were much more expensive before. So far, however, the federal funds are only legally laid down for this year.
dpa
Source: Stern
