US EditionSwiss voters oppose VAT rise for army and pensions, survey finds
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From 2028 onwards, VAT will increase by 0.8 percentage points for ten years in order to provide additional funds for the Swiss army and at the same time support the AHV. Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter comments in an interview with the Tages-Anzeiger. Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter finds the possible VAT increase a lot. picture: keystoneShe welcomes the fact that parliament and people can decide on the increase. According to a recent …
Swiss voters oppose VAT rise for army and pensions, survey finds
Swiss voters appear reluctant to raise value-added tax (VAT) to finance either higher defence spending or a 13th monthly state pension, according to a survey conducted for Blick. Opposition spans the political spectrum. More than three-quarters of the roughly 15,000 respondents in German- and French-speaking Switzerland rejected a temporary 0.8 percentage-point increase in VAT to […]
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