Category: News from Berne

The case A group of Swiss experts, appointed by the government, has put forward a comprehensive plan to help stabilize the country’s federal finances, which have been projected to fall into a deficit of around CHF3 billion...

The case The Swiss Liberal Democratic Party’s President, Thierry Burkart, has come up with a proposal suggesting the implementation of an immigration tax on Swiss companies that hire foreign workers as part of ongoing...

The case During the 2024 autumn session, both the Swiss National Council (Nationalrat) and the Council of States (Ständerat) are going to address several significant legislative dossiers. The session is scheduled to take place...

The case The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is planning to also completely abolish banking secrecy for domestic taxpayers. Source: Parlament (German) & NZZ am Sonntag The commentary The party’s move might have...

The case The Swiss Federal Council has taken a significant stance regarding the Young Socialists’ (Juso) popular initiative, which proposes a 50 % inheritance tax on assets exceeding CHF 50 million. Source: Parlament...

The case Swiss population continues to grow older. Source: BFS The commentary The number of older people in Switzerland keeps rising. Definitive figures from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show that share of over-65s...

The case Thierry Burkhart, member of the Council of States, asked the Federal Council in an interpellation (11.03.2024) whether the transfer of responsibility for the stationary sirens (5,000) from the cantons to the...

The case The Federal Council has submitted a commitment credit of CHF 246.9 million to Parliament for the development of the Swiss Government Cloud (SGC), a hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure. This infrastructure is of crucial...

The case The Council of Europe is an important organisation for the promotion of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Europe. It is not an EU body. Source: Council of Europe The commentary Founded in 1949 and based in...

The case Parliamentary initiative of 11 March 2024 calling for the introduction of an automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (AEOI) in Switzerland, similar to the one that is already common practice...

The case Last week, the Council of States voted in favour of revising the Cartel Act, Switzerland’s antitrust legislation. Source: www.parlament.ch The commentary The revised law generally follows the proposal made by the...

The case During the summer session of the Federal Assembly, which lasted from 27 May to 14 June 2024, several decisions on tax issues were on the agenda. Three decisions are worth highlighting. Source: SRF 1 The commentary Armed...