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OPINION. The partial financing of the 13th AVS pension through the increase in VAT is neither responsible nor sustainable. It contributes to the increase in the cost of living while excluding the necessary structural reforms, writes the national advisor Damien CottierL的AVS is a fundamental pillar of our old age pension, an achievement that Switzerland can be proud of and to which the PLR is very attached: was not the radical federal councillor W…
On 29 November Switzerland will vote on the additional financing of the 13th AHV pension. To this end, the VAT will be increased. Many will pay for a few, most of which do not need the money at all. And the additional pension is still not paid.
The planned increase in VAT for the co-financing of the 13th AHV pension would hit households with low income in relation to their financial possibilities much stronger than more prosperous households. This is the conclusion of a study by the Chief Investment Office of UBS published on 5 November.
In the voting struggle for the financing of the 13th AHV pension, an important issue is the focus: Is there enough money? Or does the AHV threaten the ruin without a VAT increase?
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