The Deutschlandticket should continue to exist until at least 2036. The federal states are insisting on this at the conference of transport ministers.
The sticking point, as always, is financing. The ticket price will increase from currently 49 to 69 euros per month if the money doesn't come soon. The transport ministers of the federal states will meet again on Wednesday and Thursday (April 17th and 18th) to discuss the issue. The draft resolution was drawn up by North Rhine-Westphalia, and the transport minister there, Oliver Krischer (Greens), is currently chairing the conference. According to the report, the subsidy from the federal and state governments should be capped at 1.5 billion euros per year - but there should be regular price increases for the ticket. The current fixed half subsidy is sufficient to cover the shortfall from the ticket based on the forecast. The document states that the current fixed subsidy is enough to cover a maximum of three billion euros per annum - but that the price should be regularly checked and updated.