Swiss parliament leaves extra state pension only partly funded
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In a voting crisis, the National Council rejects the increase in wage contributions for the financing of the 13th AHV pension.
After a long debate, the parliament accepted a 0.4-point increase in VAT. It alone will not be enough to finance the 13th AVS pension completely.The people will be asked to voteOnly an increase in VAT has been retained to finance the 13th AVS pension. Parliament has agreed on a partial solution, which will be submitted to the people.Friday's final votes closed a first chapter of the file.The 0.4-point increase in VAT is expected to bring about 1…
The financing of the 13th AHV pension provides for Zoff: After tough negotiations, Parliament decided to cover the costs only via VAT. No one is satisfied with this.
The result of March 3, 2024 is clear: The people said with 58 percent of the votes yes to the 13th AHV pension and with 75 percent of the votes no to the increase in the retirement age. How the 13th AHV pension is to be financed was not in the own-initiative text. But that it should be financed was in the voting box of the Federal Council: either about wage contributions, the VAT or a combination of both. Thus, the Federal Council imagined the f…
The financing of the 13th AHV pension remains controversial. In the SRF "Arena", politicians defended the agreed VAT increase, but continued to argue about the retirement age.
After the parliament agreed partly on the financing of the 13th AHV pension, many questions remain unanswered. In the "Arena" of SRF there was above all a proposal to talk. The round of Friday evening (from left to right): Hannes Germann, Andri Silberschmidt, Mario Grossniklaus, Erich Ettlin and Samira Marti. Picture: screenshot srfAfter the parliament partially agreed on the financing of the 13th AHV pension, many questions remain unanswered. I…
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