More Money for Army: Council of States Wants to Increase VAT by 0.2 Percentage Points
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Senators have reduced the ambitions of the Federal Council, which initially called for a temporary increase of 0.8 points. The matter is now before the National Council before a popular vote scheduled for 2028The Council of States approved on Monday, by 25 votes to 17, an increase of 0.2 points of VAT for the army. It has also validated the creation of a security fund that can be indebted. Many speakers stressed the deterioration of the security…
The Council of States intends to raise VAT less strongly than the Federal Council proposes in order to obtain additional armaments. Furthermore, the federal budget should be liable if the people say no to this increase.
The Federal Council wants 24 billion francs more for the army, but confidence in it seems weakened in the Council of States.
The Council of States intends to finance additional armaments expenditure for the army by, among other things, an increase in VAT of 0.2 percentage points. The Federal Government proposal provided for an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
The Council of States wants to finance additional armaments expenditure by, among other things, an increase in VAT of 0.2 percentage points. Martin Pfister's plans were clearly rejected. Nevertheless, the Minister of Defence is one of the winners – at least for the time being.
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