Developments in Government funding
At its cabinet meeting on June 24, 2025, the Federal Government resolved the draft Federal budget for 2025, the key parameters for 2026 to 2029 and the Law on the Establishment of an Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality Special Fund (Sondervermögen Infrastruktur und Klimaneutralität; SVIK) including the economic plan for 2025. Significantly more funds have been earmarked for the rail infrastructure than previously planned. These increased funds are made possible by the SVIK.