Package of federal measures to secure an affordable energy supply and to increase income

In order to mitigate the financial impact of the sharp rise in energy costs on people and the economy, the federal government launched three relief packages with a total volume of around 95 billion euros to provide relief and social support. The third relief package was presented by the coalition parties on September 4. It includes short-term aid, housing benefit reforms, tax measures and structural changes to dampen energy price developments. A separate package of measures also supports companies that are affected by the sanctions or the war.The package has a component on the extension of the housing benefit entitlement, introduction of a heating cost and air conditioning, the planned increase in the CO2 price of five euros per ton and a nationwide public transport ticket was introduced to follow the time-limited 9-euro ticket . The responsibility for local public transport lies with the federal states and municipalities. These were all implemented and paid out between late 2022 and 2023.