Free air-conditioning ticket for 18-year-olds is probably ahead of the end

According to the "Tiroler Tageszeitung", the regulation is already ready. The Ministry of Mobility speaks of potential savings through the measure. Criticism comes from the Greens.

AUSTRIA. Since 1 July 2024, young adults had a unique claim to a free climate ticket on the occasion of their 18th birthday. This claim is now abolished on the occasion of the austerity program of the new government. The Ministry of Mobility calls the abolition of the free ticket a "saving potential". Plan already in the government program The "further development" of the climate ticket was...

According to "Tiroler Tageszeitung", a regulation is already ready. Former Minister for Climate Protection Leonore Gewessler (Greens) criticises the move.

The Federal Government wants to save – and this also affects young people: the free climate ticket for 18-year-olds is to be abolished. According to the Ministry of Mobility, this is part of a austerity course. The opposition is strongly critical. According to a report by the Tiroler Tageszeitung (TT), the Turkish-red-pink federal government plans to abolish the free climate ticket for 18-year-olds. This measure, introduced by ex-transport minis…

This was confirmed by the Ministry of Mobility by sending. It is a saving measure. Criticism comes from the Greens.