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To relieve the price increases caused by the war in Ukraine, the federal government has reduced the costs for local public transport.
The youth organization of the Greens would like to keep the 9-euro ticket permanently - and thus discourage more people from driving.
In a paper available to SPIEGEL, the Green Youth set out their demands.
In the paper, the youth organization notes the success of the cheap ticket.
Up to 30 percent more people have used public transport since it was introduced.
Overall, however, the transport sector is still making no significant contribution to achieving the climate goals.
The Green Youth therefore demands: »By 15.07.
The federal government and the responsible transport minister must present an immediate package of measures that show how the climate targets can be achieved in the transport sector in the next few years." This is only possible if bus and train are a "significantly cheaper alternative to the car" and more easily available would.
social participation
According to the paper, mobility is also a “question of social participation”.
The authors argue that many people could now use the 9-euro ticket to afford journeys that they would otherwise not have been able to pay for.
However, around 55 million people in Germany have no reasonable access to buses and trains.
Therefore, in addition to the cheap ticket, the expansion of public transport capacities is necessary.
For a permanent 9-euro ticket, the Greens estimate 13 billion euros a year from tax revenue.
The number was calculated by the Association of German Transport Companies.
According to the Green Youth, seven billion euros should be spent on investing in and operating public transport every year.
Overall, the federal government would have to provide 20 billion euros a year.
The party's youth organization already has a few ideas as to where the money could come from.
For example
through the abolition of the company car privilege (approx. 4.4 billion euros)
the abolition of the diesel privilege (up to 8.2 billion euros)
the taxation of kerosene (approx. 8.3 billion euros)
This would finance the required amount in full.
The only thing that is uncertain is whether the Green Youth can convince the FDP of this.
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