Social Democrats want to end poverty in Switzerland by 2030
Published: Saturday, Feb 24th 2024, 14:20
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The SP wants to end poverty in Switzerland by 2030. At its party conference in Le Grand-Saconnex GE on Saturday, the delegates adopted a corresponding position paper.
"By 2030, everyone in Switzerland should be able to lead a dignified and autonomous life," said Valérie Piller Carrard (NR/FR) to the delegates. According to the SP, 745,000 people, almost a tenth of all people in Switzerland, are considered to be affected by poverty.
In the longer term, a radical redistribution of work, income and wealth is needed to end poverty, according to the position paper. Until then, however, the Social Democrats are relying on a consistent expansion of public services. Specifically, the SP is calling for an expansion of childcare structures and educational opportunities that are explicitly open to children from families with precarious financial circumstances. Supplementary benefits for families are also needed.
According to the SP, wages are another key factor. In its position paper, it calls for cross-industry minimum wages. The party also advocates that social assistance and supplementary benefits should be paid out proactively, i.e. without the need to submit an application.
The SP is also calling for an inheritance tax. According to the party, such a tax could redistribute wealth efficiently and ensure that all children in Switzerland have the same opportunities at the start of their lives. The SP presidium and party council must now report to the party conference at least once a year on how the measures are being implemented at national, cantonal and communal level.
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