More Money for Youth and Sport: Federal Council Gives Green Light After Protest

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The resistance from associations and politics is effective. The Federal Council requests additional funds of almost 50 million Swiss francs.

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The Federal Council wants to increase the loan for youth + sport by 48 million Swiss francs this year and next year.

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While the number of children participating in the programme's activities continues to increase, the Federal Sports Office announced in June a reduction in grants, triggering many reactionsThe Federal Council heard the protests this summer against the reductions foreseen in the Youth+Sport (J+S) programme.On Friday it decided to increase the budget allocated to this programme by 20 million francs this year and 28 million next year.These amounts a…

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The Federal Council heard the protests this summer against the reductions foreseen in the Youth+Sport (J+S) programme. On Friday it decided to increase the budget allocated to this programme by 20 million francs this year and 28 million next year. These amounts are in addition to the annual allocation of 115 million.

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Due to the federal budget constraints, the Federal Council wanted to cut the Youth + Sport program by 20 percent. The government has now backed away from this approach and is even increasing the funding.