Are the days of the 9 euro ticket really numbered? That’s the question asked by millions of Germans who enjoy being able to use local and regional transport for little money. The end of August should be over, although the Federal Chancellor and Minister of Transport have ruled out a continuation. But a successor is already emerging and the left also has proposals.

In times of record inflation and climate change, the 9-euro ticket should serve two purposes: to relieve the burden on citizens and to make public transport palatable to them as a more CO2-friendly alternative. The 9-euro ticket will expire at the end of August, but inflation and climate change will remain with us – which is why quite a few are now calling for a successor to the saver ticket. They seem to have found open ears in the federal government.

The 9-euro ticket is to become a climate ticket

Accordingly, there should be considerations in the federal government that 9-euro ticket to be continued in a modified form as a “climate ticket”. (Source: mirror). According to a draft of the immediate climate protection program, “the attractiveness of public transport should be permanently increased with collective bargaining measures”.

A “discounted climate ticket” is being discussed apply across federal state borders and should be available as a monthly or annual ticket. The climate ticket should apply to regional rail and public transport. The federal states are actually responsible for local transport, but the federal government is prepared to “financially support” a climate ticket. However, specific details are still being examined – and the crucial question, how much consumers should ultimately pay for the climate ticketis also still unclear.

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Too expensive: Minister of Transport and Federal Chancellor do not want to extend the 9-euro ticket

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) recently ruled out an extension of the 9-euro ticket. The FDP politician led, among other things, the enormous costs as reasons, the 9-euro ticket would add up to more than 1 billion euros a month. Chancellor Scholz has also rejected a continuation. Greens chairwoman Ricarda Lang, on the other hand, has campaigned for a follow-up regulation if the 9-euro ticket can be proven to have brought people away from the car and towards public transport. And the left also wants to extend the 9-euro ticket and from 2023 a 365-euro ticket.