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Germans get €9-a-month travel in response to energy price rises
BBC News ^ | June 1, 2022

Posted on 06/01/2022 6:09:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

For the next three months, Germans will be able to travel the country for just €9 (£7.50; $9.50) a month in a drive to tackle the soaring cost of living.

All local and regional transport on trains, buses and metro is included in the government's initiative, although inter-city trains are not.

The cheap tickets are also aimed at getting people to leave their cars.

However, fuel tax has also been reduced by around 30 cents a litre for petrol, bringing prices down below €2.

The tax has been brought down to the EU minimum, again for the next three months, so diesel prices are also being cut by around 14 cents a litre.

Several other measures are being taken to alleviate the rising cost of living:

- Those in work will receive a one-off €300-rebate for energy costs in the autumn

- There will be a €100-child benefit bonus per child in July

- People on other welfare benefits will also receive €100.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: energy; fuel; globalwarming; travel

1 posted on 06/01/2022 6:09:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
$9.50 a month is probably enough to cover two day's worth of gas.
Even more if you don't drive anywhere.
2 posted on 06/01/2022 6:14:39 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
KdF 2.0 ?

Jawohl !

3 posted on 06/01/2022 6:17:13 AM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There’s always plenty of free money now!


4 posted on 06/01/2022 6:30:34 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: GaltAdonis

“$9.50 a month is probably enough to cover two day’s worth of gas.”

Wild guess! You didn’t read the even the first sentence!


5 posted on 06/01/2022 6:57:40 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator
"....You didn’t read the even the first sentence! ..."

What?
You mean that you want to actually READ these things before
I comment on them?

What a stickler you are - sheesh...

LOL!


6 posted on 06/01/2022 10:21:14 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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