Center group wants budget in line with the debt brake
Published: Tuesday, Dec 3rd 2024, 10:20
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The Center Party wants to comply with the debt brake when budgeting and adhere to previous parliamentary decisions when discussing the 2025 budget. "In doing so, we are assuming fiscal responsibility and making reliable policy," said spokesperson Pius Kaufmann (LU).
The majority of his parliamentary group want to follow the proposals of the Finance Committee, Kaufmann said on Tuesday in the National Council's budget debate. He called for the growth in federal spending to be limited. This was the only way to achieve structural surpluses again and regain room for maneuver.
"This requires discipline: new expenditure must be consistently financed," said Kaufmann. If the federal government has to take on new tasks from the cantons, the distribution key for direct federal tax must be adjusted. In the case of new tasks, it must be examined which other tasks could be reduced or have already been eliminated.
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