Costs - Dispute over 49-euro ticket: state grants millions for buses
The districts in Saxony-Anhalt will receive ten million euros from the state to finance the higher costs for bus transportation due to the 49-euro ticket. As the Ministry of Infrastructure announced on Thursday, ten million euros are available for this purpose and are to be paid out in January. The money would be paid out in addition to the 60 million euros already planned for the districts and independent cities. The money had already been planned for some time and had nothing to do with the decision of the district of Stendal, according to the ministry.
Last week, the Stendal district council had not approved a resolution to recognize the Deutschlandticket in the district. This means that the ticket will no longer be valid on buses there from January 1. The district had expected additional costs of 40,000 euros for the first four months of the year. Trains are not affected by the decision. The Ministry of Infrastructure in Magdeburg spoke of an isolated case.
According to dpa information, a special district council is to meet next week to decide again on the recognition of the Deutschlandticket.
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The disputed 49-euro ticket has led to additional costs for bus transportation in some German municipalities, including those in Saxony-Anhalt. This is why the state government has allocated ten million euros to help cover these expenses. Interestingly, the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt had initially refused to recognize the Deutschlandticket, leading to the ticket becoming invalid on their buses from January 1. However, a special district council meeting is scheduled next week to reconsider this decision, potentially affecting the traffic situation in the district.
Source: www.stern.de
