Saxony demands: BUND has to finally support Germany ticket!

Saxony demands: BUND has to finally support Germany ticket!

Meißen, Deutschland - The discussion about the Germany ticket continues to heat up. The Free State of Saxony calls for increased financial participation in the federal government in this popular ticket, which has been celebrated as a model of success in the past. Saxony is represented by infrastructure minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU), who emphasizes how important the Germany ticket is for mobility in rural areas. "We have to ensure that the federal government will completely compensate for the necessary financial compensation so that we can invest in the expansion of local public transport," explains Kraushaar, as on diesachsen.de

Currently both the federal government and the federal states contribute 1.5 billion euros per year to compensate for absorption failures in transport companies. But the costs are increasing and there is worry that these grants will not be sufficient. The new federal government has made agreements for a stable ticket price by 2028, which raises questions about future financing. On June 27, a special conference of Transport Ministers will take place in Berlin to advise on the further procedure.

popularity of the Germany ticket

Around 90 percent of the users of the Germany ticket speak out for long -term continuation and expansion of the offer. According to a recent survey by BUND.net , 69.6 percent of the respondents would increase without the ticket. This means that a considerable part of the population is serious about their own mobility and at the same time the social participation is at risk if the ticket falls away.

It is particularly alarming that there is already a trend that people would switch to the car more and more when the ticket was abolished - 41.7 percent would take this step into consideration. An alliance of unions, social and environmental associations, which demands the continuation of the Germany ticket, sees the need for long-term financing and the expansion of public transport offer. tagesschau.de emphasizes that the citizens also want an increase in the clocking and reliability of the vehicles-49 percent of the respondents believe that such an improvement would lead to a higher use of public transport.

financial challenges

The current challenges should not be underestimated: forecasts expect revenue outputs of up to 4.1 billion euros in the industry. Many transport companies and associations criticize the uncertain long -term financing of the Germany ticket as well as possible price increases that could have a negative impact on the acceptance of the ticket. Ramona Pop from the consumer advice center warns of the consequences and demands more extensive support from the federal and state governments.

All of these factors once again show that the Germany ticket is not just about a simple ticket, but also about a fundamental question of mobility and social participation. It remains to be seen how the negotiations and the upcoming Conference of Transport will end. A successful course must be controlled to strengthen public transport and at the same time keep an eye on the needs of the citizens.