countries against obligation
City day fears “patchwork” with 49-euro ticket
03/01/2023 08:19 am
Federal Transport Minister Wissing wants the 49-euro ticket to be made binding by the federal states. However, they oppose it. That could lead to a “patchwork,” warns City Council chief executive Dedy. The countries would have to commit to the Germany ticket.
The German Association of Cities warns of a “patchwork” for the Germany ticket if the federal states do not prescribe the planned 49-euro tariff as binding. “The federal states must clearly commit to the Germany ticket and really introduce the Germany tariff of 49 euros across the board,” said Helmut Dedy, general manager of the “Rheinische Post”.
Among other things, the federal states would have to arrange the tariff, for example, via state laws, said Dedy. “Otherwise there is a risk of a patchwork quilt and a Germany ticket that doesn’t deserve its name.” The background to the demand for a binding order is that, according to the city association, the federal states are pushing for a change in the draft law by Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing in order to avoid it being enshrined in law.
The federal states tried to pass on their responsibility for the introduction of the 49-euro tariff to the transport associations, criticized the chief executive of the city council. “Then it can happen that individual transport companies do not introduce the Deutschlandticket in their area,” he warned. “If the ticket is valid in one federal state but only partially valid in the neighboring state, it is no longer a Germany ticket.” The Germany-wide 49-euro ticket is to be introduced on May 1st.