- Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Sunday said it had sold 26 million tickets under the government’s low-cost public transport scheme, introduced to offset a huge rise in the cost of living.
- During June, July and August, German residents could travel on train, U-bahn (Metro) and bus services nationwide for a monthly fee of just €9 ($9) — although high-speed rail services were excluded.
- The head of Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) Lars Klingbeil has mooted the idea of paying for the cheap tickets with a windfall tax on energy firms.
Deutsche Bahn hails 9-euro public transport ticket 28.08.2022
