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A German rail travel association warned that the government’s budget plans for state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn could lead to an increase in prices, its managing director Dirk Flege warned on Friday. The track prices for using the rail network in long-distance and freight transport have already increased, which could result in higher prices for rail customers, he said. Flege’s comments come as the government seeks to plug shortfalls in the budget for 2025 that run to the billions of euros. The Finance Ministry says two assessments of planned projects indicate that “further discussions…

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