Germany considering follow-up to 9-euro monthly transport pass - Scholz

FILE PHOTO: Rail passengers wait outside a regional train to Rostock that stopped due to overcrowding after a special nine-euro ticket, that includes the usage of local buses and trains nationwide for a month, was released by Deutsche Bahn and other transport operators, in Kratzeburg, Germany, June 4, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called the monthly 9 euro ticket for public transport that his government introduced to help offset soaring inflation a "big success" and announced talks for a follow-up scheme.

Germany's coalition government of Scholz's Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats introduced the tickets that cover all local and regional public transport nationwide for June, July and August as part of a series of measures to help households.