Deutschlandticket: Saxony wants more participation from the federal government

Saxony would like the federal government to contribute more to the costs of the Deutschlandticket. "As a free state, we stand by the Deutschlandticket and co-financing by the federal states," said Infrastructure Minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU) when asked. She would very much welcome it if the federal government were to pay the necessary compensation in full and Saxony were in a position to invest the funds in the expansion of public transport in rural areas.

Federal government should bear at least half of the costs

The Free State will continue to support the Deutschlandticket - as agreed by the CDU and SPD in the coalition agreement - if the federal government continues to bear at least half of the costs, Kraushaar's ministry announced. The Free State supported a distribution of costs based on appropriate parameters, in particular the loss of revenue.

The ministry pointed out the considerable increase in costs for transport companies in recent years. In order to prevent service cuts, these would have to be compensated for either through subsidies or fare revenues. However, the new federal government has agreed to a stable ticket price until 2028. According to the ministry, this must be reflected in the federal government's future funding commitments.

Federal and state governments negotiate future funding

The Deutschlandticket, which is valid nationwide on regional transport, currently costs 58 euros. The federal and state governments each currently contribute 1.5 billion euros per year to compensate for loss of revenue at transport companies. The federal funds are only legally fixed for this year. The federal and state governments are currently negotiating how to proceed after that. A one-day special conference of transport ministers is expected to take place in Berlin on June 27.

Recently, Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) questioned the future of the Deutschlandticket. It was "well-intentioned, but expensive for the federal and state governments". The CDU, CSU and SPD, on the other hand, have included a continuation in their coalition agreement.