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Eurozapping: Switzerland votes for a 13th month for its retirees
Like every evening, the 11 p.m. news news takes a look at the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s Eurozapping on Monday March 4.
(Franceinfo)
Like every evening, the 11 p.m. news news takes a look at the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s Eurozapping on Monday March 4.
A clear victory for the left. More than 58% of the Swiss have decided to increase pensions, with a month of pensionnsadditional per year. A response to inflation which has eroded the purchasing power of retirees: “It’s a good decision, not only for me. There are many retirees in Switzerland who are struggling to make ends meet, and they are happy”explains a retiree.
How to finance the measure?
It remains to finance the measure, and here, politicians are far from agreeing. Getting employees to pay a contribution seems difficult. Another idea would be to tax the capital. “My party has proposed a tax on stock transactions. We are open to discussion.”, says Gehrard Pfister, president of the Center. Franz Grüter of the SVP (populist right)e), answers : “We are against an increase in taxes or contributions. And therefore, it is a proposal that we will probably not be able to supportir.” Without consensus, this thirteenth month risks not succeeding.
