Federal Transport Minister Wissing has shown himself open to a successor regulation for the nine-euro ticket in local transport. The Association of Towns and Municipalities expressed its approval, but the district assembly rejected a continuation.
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has shown himself open to a successor regulation for the nine-euro ticket in local transport and has announced talks with the federal states about it. Wissing told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Monday editions) that he was happy about the many suggestions as to what a connection ticket could look like. “We have to take a close look at the price at which such a ticket could be offered throughout Germany,” he added.
The aim of his ministry is to “eliminate the jungle of tariffs and to make public transport as simple and attractive as possible for citizens,” said the FDP politician.
The Association of Towns and Municipalities also expressed approval for a nationwide uniform and permanently discounted local transport ticket. The citizens have a “great interest in being able to use buses and trains throughout Germany without the jungle of tariffs,” said general manager Gerd Landsberg to the newspapers of the Funke media group. This was shown “also by the experience of the nine-euro ticket”. The federal government must also push ahead with a better expansion of buses and train lines.
The districts, however, reject a follow-up regulation for the nine-euro ticket. District President Reinhard Sager told the newspapers of the Funke media group that he did not believe in “suggestions to extend the nine-euro ticket and also successor models such as a 365-euro annual ticket”. With the nine-euro ticket, “a lot of state money was burned that could have been invested more effectively in timing and equipment”.
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