The 9-euro ticket has been sold more than 21 million times so far. The great success of the saver ticket for local and regional transport sparked discussions about an extension. How Chancellor Scholz sees things, he has now made clear in response to a question from the audience.

It is common knowledge that discount campaigns attract people almost magically and can be observed every year with shopping campaigns such as Black Friday. Nevertheless, very few would have expected the resounding success of the 9-euro ticket. To date, the discounted ticket for local and regional transport has been sold more than 21 million times. For Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), the days of the 9-euro ticket are numbered, despite the success.

Chancellor Scholz makes it clear: no extension for the 9-euro ticket

In the ARD summer interview Scholz ruled out an extension of the 9-euro ticket. “That will expire, it was always focused on three months,” said Scholz in response to a viewer request (source: ARD on YouTube). The chancellor has clearly rejected hopes that the 9-euro ticket could be extended after all. Transport Minister Wissing had previously been skeptical and referred to the high costs that the discounted ticket for local and regional transport entails. According to Wissing, the 9-euro ticket burdens the state coffers with more than 1 billion euros a month.

Scholz also rejected calls for a speed limit on German autobahns.

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Climate ticket instead of 9 euro ticket

However, the door to cheaper local and regional transport in Germany is not completely closed. Even if the Federal Chancellor rules out an extension of the 9-euro ticket, there are already considerations for a successor. With a With the so-called “climate ticket”, German citizens could permanently use public transport for little money. In addition, both the Verkehrsclub Deutschland and the left have presented proposals for a successor.