Federal-Länder dispute over line prices escalates
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The federal and state governments are arguing about the financing of local rail transport. The federal states are calling on the federal government to take over the rising track prices. An action is not excluded.
The federal states are calling on the federal government to adopt the rising route prices for local rail transport.2,1 The transport ministers discuss the financing of local transport in a special conference.2 The current system of track pricing is reaching its limits.1
The federal states are threatening to sue the federal government if no agreement is reached.1 The dispute concerns the question of who should bear the costs of local rail transport.2,1 The route prices are a toll that is charged for the use of the rail infrastructure.1
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