Status: 03/25/2022 12:18 p.m
The Pro Bahn passenger association has sharply criticized the traffic light coalition’s planned 9-euro ticket for public transport. “9 for 90” is a quick populist shot with no lasting effect.
The Pro Bahn passenger association has expressed massive criticism of the planned 9-euro ticket for local public transport. “In our view, ‘9 for 90’ is a quick populist shot with no lasting effect,” said Pro Bahn spokesman Karl-Peter Naumann to the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND)”.
Because of the high energy prices, the traffic light coalition agreed on a relief package yesterday, which includes the temporary introduction of tickets for nine euros per month in public transport. The federal government wants to increase the regionalization funds for the “9 for 90” ticket, with which it supports the federal states in the public transport offer.
There has not been an increase in regionalization funds to date
From Pro Bahn’s point of view, however, it would make more sense to invest the funds in the expansion of public transport. The passenger association also complained that there were too many unanswered questions about practical implementation.
The Pro-Rail Alliance also criticized the federal government’s plan. The increase in regionalization funds announced in the coalition agreement has not yet taken place. “The nine-euro ticket that has now been decided will not change anything for three months,” emphasized Managing Director Dirk Flege to the “RND”.
Wirtschaftsweise approves of the 9-euro ticket
The economy Veronika Grimm, on the other hand, welcomed the plans of the traffic light parties. “I think it’s right to relieve people with low incomes, people in need, too. It’s also right to give public transport cheaper,” she said Deutschlandfunk. However, she criticized the reduction in petrol prices as counterproductive in relation to climate protection.
Meanwhile, the federal chairwoman of the Greens, Ricarda Lang, emphasized with regard to the planned ticket that this also applies to passengers with an existing monthly subscription. “In this way, we also relieve those who already use public transport today,” she said on Twitter. The transport ministers of the federal and state governments are discussing the expansion of public transport today. The topic should also be the implementation of the 9-euro ticket that should be available within a period of 90 days.