An initiative by activists is attempting to continue Germany's popular 9-euro ticket scheme— which sold about 52 million tickets — though without official recognition. The ticket, which was available for just three months and allowed passengers to travel on local and regional public transit throughout Germany for just €9 ($8.92) per month, ended on August 31.
The low-cost ticket was introduced to ease the financial burden on consumers amid high inflation and sharply rising energy costs. Many people in Germany would like to see the payment scheme made permanent — and now a group is taking some unusual steps to continue paying just €9 per month.
A follow-up offer for the 9-euro ticket, which was available in June, July and August, is also currently being discussed: 74 percent consider this measure correct, 22 percent reject it.
For the previous price of nine euros per month, two-thirds (67 percent) of those entitled to vote in Germany would also use such an offer themselves. For a maximum of 29 euros per month, 59 percent would use it themselves, for a maximum of 49 euros it would be 26 percent and for a maximum price of 69 euros, five percent of those surveyed would use it according to their own statements. 31 percent of those surveyed stated that such a ticket for nationwide use of local and regional transport was out of the question for them.
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True Talk News Correspondent:
Rami Alshaza - Syria and Germany
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