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A man is sitting in the Berlin subway in January 2021 with an FFP2 mask
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The 49-euro ticket is now scheduled to start on April 1, 2023.
The transport ministers of the federal and state governments agreed on this at a special conference, as Bremen's transport senator Maike Schaefer (Greens) announced afterwards as conference chairwoman.
However, she referred to unresolved financial issues.
The launch of the nationwide ticket for local public transport, which should officially be called Deutschlandticket, was originally scheduled for January 1st.
The reason for the renewed delay was the preparations that were still necessary and the question of how possible additional costs should be divided between the federal and state governments, which go beyond the three billion euros per year previously planned.
The federal states are also demanding that the additional costs be shared equally.
“The federal states are willing to assume half of any additional costs that may arise,” said Schaefer.
But there are also expectations of the federal government.
There is also disagreement about an end date for the mask requirement in local public transport.
The transport ministers of the federal states agreed to strive for a nationwide uniform regulation if possible, but could not agree on a date, as conference chairwoman Schaefer announced.
The question is now to be passed on to the conference of health ministers meeting next week and to the conference of prime ministers.
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