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Christmas time is donation time! This also applies to Alain Berset (51), who is stepping down as federal president. Ex officio, the man from Freiburg can donate up to 5,000 francs from the presidential fund “in support of people in need or charitable organizations”. Completely at your own discretion.
The SP politician, who will leave the Federal Council at the end of this year, will donate his presidential donation to two non-profit organizations in the canton of Friborg, “both of which focus on social cohesion,” as his Ministry of the Interior explains.
Once 3000, once 2000
Banc Public, a day center for people in financial or social need, receives a subsidy of 3,000 francs. 2,000 francs goes to the Association Lire et Écrire. This is an association dedicated to making it easier for adults with difficulties to access written language.
After 2018, this is the second time that Berset has been able to award the presidential donation. At that time he took into account three social and cultural institutions in his home canton of Fribourg.
Long tradition
The so-called presidential donation has a long tradition. The respective federal presidents do not miss the opportunity to distribute the bonus to institutions that are important to them.
Federal councilor of the FDP, Ignazio Cassis (62), last year, as federal president, participated in Solidarity – for the benefit of the Ukrainian people. SVP federal councilor Guy Parmelin (64) previously took into account six aid organizations in different language areas of Switzerland, with the majority of his presidential donation going to young people in difficulty.
For women’s shelters
Former federal councilor Simonetta Sommaruga (63) donated the 2020 Christmas batch to women’s shelters. Because she worked in a women’s shelter during her studies in Freiburg. The presidential donation from former Finance Minister Ueli Maurer (72) previously benefited Swiss Mountain Aid.
Source:Blick
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