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The German parliament and the Council of Federal States (Bundesrat) have given the go-ahead to several measures proposed by the government to reduce pressure on citizens caused by rapidly rising energy prices, including a discount at the petrol pump and the controversial nine-euro public transport ticket, news magazine Der Spiegel . Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats (SPD) said the measures were aimed at helping citizens 鈥渄irectly, quickly and in a goal-oriented way鈥� by enabling commuters and others to retain their mobility at lower costs. The reduced monthly public transport fare is supposed to be in place for three months, from June until the end of August -- a measure that will cost the government about 2.5 billion euros. Energy taxes on fuel will be reduced for the same period, which will cut petrol prices by about 0.3 euros per litre. Transport minister Volker Wissing of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) called the nine-euro ticket a 鈥済olden opportunity鈥� for making public transport more accepted in the country, whereas politicians from the conservative opposition CDU said it would be an 鈥渆xpensive experiment鈥� that will hurt public transport companies鈥� financial stability.

The measure and other energy price support payments to citizens contribute to Germany having to take on new debt worth about 140 billion euros, parliament . The parliament鈥檚 budget committee approved total expenditure in 2022 of nearly half a trillion euros, while taxes on many goods have been reduced, meaning state earnings will likely be reduced. price comparison website Verivox, the government鈥檚 measures will not suffice for completely shielding citizens from high energy prices. Average annual energy expenditures per household in the country would climb to over 2,400 euros this year, while the government鈥檚 support package only covers about 1,030 euros, Verivox said.