Deutschlandticket to continue for a year, some funding modalities remain unclear
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The heads of government of the federal states have agreed on further steps to ensure that the Deutschlandticket can continue to be used in local transport, at the Minister Presidents’ Conference in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, on 6 November 2023.
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Federal and state governments essentially agreed NOT to provide sufficient funding until year-end 2024 for the 49 Euro offer. There is still a funding shortfall forecast of 400 Mio. € on top of the agreed amounts. The states were willing to provide half of that, but as the federal government did not complement the amunt, the money from the states will also not come.
My forecast if for a price rise as of 1. May 2024. Some purchasers will then withdraw, so this raise will not make ends meet.
With the current budget crises in Germany, the price for the Deutschlandticket will probably be increased severely.