Germany's SPD plans new steps to ease energy price impact, document shows

The Victory Column shows a reduced lighting to save energy due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Berlin, Germany August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) will propose further measures to help its citizens cope with rising energy prices, including another discounted national transport ticket, a document seen by Reuters showed on Sunday.

Households are facing higher energy costs after the German gas market operator set a levy from October to help utilities cover the cost of replacing Russian supplies.