Swiss Senate Pushes Back on VAT Increase for Funding Army

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The Federal Council wants to increase VAT by 0.5 percentage points. Another Council Commission finds that too much.

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Defence Minister Martin Pfister wants to increase VAT by 0.5 percent over a period of twelve years, which is to finance an armaments fund. The state council wants only 0.2 percent, as does the SiK-S.

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The Swiss government is facing resistance over its plans to raise value added tax (VAT) to fund the armed forces.

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The 0.5-point increase in VAT to finance the army proposed by the Federal Council will not go with the favors of the vote in Parliament. After the Finance Committee, that of the Security Policy of the Council of States rejected the project, approving only a 0.2-point increase.

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VAT should be increased by 0.2 percentage points to finance the army. The Committee on Security Policy of the Council of States approves the proposal of the Finance Committee.