With the introduction of the 49-euro ticket, the tariff structure within local public transport will change massively. Munich’s district administrator Christoph Göbel (CSU) is therefore primarily responsible for the federal and state governments when it comes to financing the so-called Germany ticket. At the most recent meeting of the district council’s mobility committee, Göbel said he did not assume that the funding commitments made by the federal and state governments to date would be sufficient for the 49-euro ticket. “Then the question is where does the money come from,” says Göbel, to give the answer himself: “We as the district association in the MVV say: clearly from the state.”
In addition to the 49-euro ticket, the tariff structure applicable in the Munich transport and tariff association will remain in place – with sometimes significant price increases of almost seven percent on average as of December 12th. However, the ticket prices alone are not enough to finance the offer; therefore, the Free State, the state capital and the eight districts have to compensate for around 70 million euros. The state takes on half of this, the city and the districts each share the other 50 percent. Should this subsidy increase, the Free State would have to bear the additional costs, the district demanded.