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Politicians from German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance are debating the speedy reduction of the value added tax (VAT) on train tickets to promote rail transport in an effort to reach climate targets, (FAS). 鈥淚 support a tax reduction as fast as possible. Why not by the end of the year,鈥� Daniela Ludwig (CSU), transport spokesperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, told the newspaper. CDU colleague Andreas Jung 鈥� one of the parliamentarians working on the group鈥檚 very own climate action plan 鈥� said such a reduction could be implemented immediately 鈥渋f there is the political will鈥�. Coalition partner SPD has also signalled support for such a measure, writes FAS.
The Green Party, meanwhile, to reduce the VAT on long-distance train tickets from 19 to 7 percent. The current rate 鈥渄oes not do justice to the environmental challenges of our time, especially the fight against the global climate crisis鈥�, .

The Green Party has previously called for lower taxes on train tickets and higher prices for domestic flights to promote more climate-friendly transport. Should the VAT for long-distance train rides be reduced to 7 percent, the state, which owns German rail company Deutsche Bahn, would lose about 400 million euros in revenues, writes FAS.