Deutschlandticket: Federal government wants to keep price stable for 2024
A law must be changed to ensure that the Deutschlandticket does not become more expensive this year. The German government has now initiated this.
Regional train of the Nordwestbahn on a railroad bridge in Bremen.
(Image: heise online / anw)
The Federal Government has agreed on a new version of the Regionalization Act. This fulfills an important prerequisite for the price of the Deutschlandticket to remain at 49 euros per month this year. According to the government, the planned amendment to the law will allow unused funds from previous years to be used to finance the Deutschlandticket this year. The price at which the Deutschlandticket is available will be decided by the federal states.
"I am very enthusiastic about the great approval the Deutschlandticket has received," said Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) according to the press release. The simplified fare structure and the option to buy and use the ticket online have contributed to the success of the Deutschlandticket, alongside the price.
Ticket will probably be more expensive in 2025
Scholz announced the necessary change to the law at the beginning of this month during a question and answer session in the Bundestag. He described the project as "technically not easy". The amendments to the law must now be approved by the Bundestag and Bundesrat.
In April, the transport ministers of the federal states emphasized that transferring the funds not used in 2023 to 2024 was absolutely necessary to ensure that the price of the Deutschlandticket remains stable this year. At the special meeting of the Conference of Transport Ministers last week, it became clear that the Deutschlandticket is likely to become more expensive next year.
Katharina Dröge, co-chair of the Greens' parliamentary group in the Bundestag, once again called for the price of the Deutschlandticket to remain stable. She took the opportunity to criticize CDU Chairman Friedrich Merz in the X short message service. Last Sunday, he said that the railroads should reduce their offer.
(anw)
