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Bavaria still wants the 9-euro ticket – but only if the federal government pays

2022-08-06T14:42:50.897Z


Bavaria still wants the 9-euro ticket – but only if the federal government pays Created: 06/08/2022, 16:30 By: Thomas Eldersch Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter is in favor of an alternative to the 9-euro ticket. The main thing is that the Free State does not have to pay for it. Munich – The end of the 9-euro ticket is already on the horizon. The last month has already begun. T


Bavaria still wants the 9-euro ticket – but only if the federal government pays

Created: 06/08/2022, 16:30

By: Thomas Eldersch

Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter is in favor of an alternative to the 9-euro ticket.

The main thing is that the Free State does not have to pay for it.

Munich – The end of the 9-euro ticket is already on the horizon.

The last month has already begun.

The conclusion is positive.

Local transport recorded a significant increase of almost 50 percent compared to the previous quarter.

So it is not surprising that politicians and passengers are demanding a continuation or an adequate alternative.

Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU) is also in favor of an incentive to switch to public transport - but only if he doesn't have to pay for it.

9-euro ticket alternative yes - but not at the expense of Bavaria

Bernreiter told the German Press Agency on Saturday: “In this extraordinary situation, the federal government must ensure further relief for the citizens – and exclusively the federal government.” In the opinion of the CSU politician, the states would already be enough for financial relief of the federal government, "although they did not initiate it".

The monthly 9-euro ticker is valid on local buses and trains and was in high demand.

© Lennart Preiss/dpa

Bernreiter said: "Of course I welcome it when buses and trains become more attractive.

However, this requires investments to strengthen ongoing operations.” His demand – an increase in the so-called regionalization funds.

"Basically, a 365-euro ticket would also be desirable in terms of the traffic turnaround." To further relieve the burden on citizens - especially in rural areas - the Minister of Transport calls for the tank discount to be continued.

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Chairwoman of the Conference of Transport Ministers is in favor of state participation

With his Bremen colleague Maike Schaefer (Greens) and chairwoman of the conference of transport ministers, however, the whole thing sounded different.

She explained that the federal states would be willing to co-finance a successor model to the 9-euro ticket – on one condition.

However, a prerequisite for such a decision would be facts that Federal Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has so far failed to provide, said the Bremen mobility senator to the editorial network Germany (RND).

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Even before it was introduced, the 9-euro ticket had led to some discussions about financing.

Resistance came from Bavaria, among others, for a long time.

The federal government is contributing 2.5 billion euros to the current discount campaign to compensate for the loss of income from transport providers.

The federal states are generally demanding more federal money for public transport.

(phone with dpa)

Source: merkur

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