Switzerland's Council of States to Push Forward with ‘Immigration Tax’ Plan
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The Chamber of Cantons, which continued on Tuesday its marathon debate on the package of agreements with the European Union, added a new instrument at the disposal of the Federal Council for the safeguard clause: a tax of 4000 francs per EU worker to be borne by its employer. The measure arouses reservations even in the bourgeois ranks, especially in French-speaking SwitzerlandThe measure is likely to cause many French-speaking companies to grin…
The levy would only apply if the federal government previously activates a safeguard clause in relations with the EU in the event of serious economic or social disruption.
The upper house of the Swiss parliament voted today to introduce a tax of at least 2,000 francs on the immigration of labor from the European Union, which would be activated within the framework of the new protective clause provided for in the new package of agreements with the EU.
The upper house of the Swiss parliament voted today to introduce a tax of at least 2,000 francs on the immigration of labor from the European Union, which would be activated.
The Council of State has supplemented the safeguard clause under the new EU treaties with a steering levy, which should be applied if Switzerland finds serious economic or social problems due to strong EU immigration.
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