End of the climate ticket?

This is how much more public transport users would have to pay

Commuters would have to dig much deeper into their pockets to get to work if the climate ticket were abolished.

(Bild: stock.adobe.com/Krone kreativ)

Abolishing the climate ticket, as envisaged by some economic researchers, would save the state millions. But who would suffer? Climate-friendly commuters. Krone+ has calculated the additional costs for frequent public transport users.

It is one of the greatest achievements of the Green government: the climate ticket. In one fell swoop, the prestige project, which provided enormous cost savings for commuters in particular, could be history. Both the FPÖ and the ÖVP were often critical, and economic researchers also questioned the cost of the ticket. However, the introduction of the climate ticket was very well received by the population. Since its introduction in October 2021, sales figures have steadily increased.