Local public transport prices across Germany could be slashed to just €1 (90p) a day under proposals put forward by Angela Merkel’s coalition partner.

The centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) want to cut the price of annual season tickets to just €365 (£326) as part of a bid to tackle climate change by getting more people to use public transport.

“We want everyone to be able to travel everywhere by bus and train at affordable prices, whether in the city or in the countryside,” the party said in a presentation.

The proposals are modelled on an existing scheme in the Austrian capital, Vienna, where annual season tickets cost just €365.

Michael Müller, the mayor of Berlin, has wanted a similar scheme for his city for some time, and now the SPD wants to implement it across Germany.