Federal funding for the Deutschlandticket until 2030 secured

The continued financing of the Deutschlandticket for buses and trains until the end of 2030 with the federal share is secured. The Bundestag approved a legislative amendment, according to which until then 1.5 billion euros annually will be available to offset revenue shortfalls for transport providers. Previously this was regulated only until the end of the year and was initially to be renegotiated only for 2026. However, the federal government and states then agreed on a longer safeguard. According to that, the states will also contribute 1.5 billion euros annually through 2030. The law still has to be finally decided by the Bundesrat.

Union parliamentary group vice-chair Stephan Stracke (CSU) said in the debate that it provides reliability for all customers and ends the annual worrying about whether the ticket can continue to exist.