Opposition of Cantons to Lowering of Cantonal Share of Direct Federal Tax
Published: Friday, Sep 22nd 2023, 14:26
تم التحديث في: الجمعة، 13 أكتوبر 2023، الساعة 14:12:14
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The Conference of Cantonal Governments (KdK) has rejected a reduction of the cantonal share of direct federal tax at its plenary session in Bellinzona TI. At the same time, the cantonal governments are calling on the federal government to forego planned cuts in the financing of regional public transport. The Parliament is currently discussing a parliamentary initiative for family-complementary childcare, which will cost the federal government 800 million francs per year from 2025. The Federal Council rejects the proposal and demands that the cantons participate in the financing of this subsidy expansion. It proposed a reduction of the cantonal share of direct federal tax by 0.7 percentage points to 20.5 percent. The cantonal governments reject this and do not want the planned savings to be borne solely by the cantons. If the federal government insists on its additional childcare financing and makes it a federal task, it must find its own sources of financing, according to the statement. The KdK also opposes cuts in the financing of regional public transport. The Federal Council had decided in February 2023 to make linear cuts of two percent compared to the previous year's financial plan for weakly bound expenditures, including regional public transport. The plenary session is the highest decision-making body of the KdK. Once a year, one member of each of the 26 cantonal governments of Switzerland meets. The conference serves as a hinge in important state political and foreign policy dossiers.
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