Swiss MPs Shut Down Move for More Frequent Sunday Shop Openings
The upper house voted 22-21 against the plan, keeping the federal limit at four permit-free Sunday openings a year.
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Emotional debate, sometimes almost philosophical: do we have to allow up to 12 Sunday openings a year for businesses? The question divided the senators, who refused to relax by a short majorityOpening the shops on Sunday four times a year, yes, 12 times, no. On Tuesday, the Council of States refused, by a narrow margin, to triple the number of Sunday openings allowed for businesses. After an emotional debate, the proposal from the canton of Zuri…
Twelve instead of four Sunday sales should be possible in the future, found the canton of Zurich. However, a corresponding stand initiative has now been slowed down: with the active help of a Zuricher.
A cross-party alliance prevails: the cantons should not be able to authorize further Sunday sales.
No green light for up to twelve Sunday sales per year: the Council of States voted against the flexibility of shop opening hours. It did not enter into a corresponding bill and wants to leave it for four off-licensing Sunday sales per year.
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