Research shows: People have to pay for their 13th AHV pension themselves

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“Kä Luscht”: The Swiss people do not want to pay for the 13th AHV pension out of their own pocket. Higher VAT, higher payroll taxes and higher retirement ages performed poorly in a survey by the Yougov opinion research institute, the ‘NZZ am Sonntag’ writes. 1,258 people matched to the Swiss population in terms of age, gender and region were interviewed.

At the beginning of March, the people voted on a 13th AHV pension. What is clear: this must be paid to all pensioners from 2026. However, the question remains who should bear the additional costs of 4 to 5 billion francs per year.

The Swiss want financing through a tax on financial transactions

Political parties have made various financing proposals. The SP recommends financing pensions through higher payroll taxes. The SVP is for savings in the asylum and development sector. The FDP and GLP, on the other hand, only want to tackle the financing problem with the next pension reform. Not everything is according to the wishes of the population.

The majority of Swiss do not want to be taxed directly. 51 percent favored higher federal contributions through military cuts. However, according to the survey, the most popular idea was a tax on financial transactions.

For 64 percent of respondents it was one of the three most important financing measures for the 13th AHV. It enjoys great sympathy across party lines; only the FDP voters were less enthusiastic about the measure, according to “NZZ am Sonntag”. Funding through military savings or development aid was also well received.

The Federal Council is expected to discuss financing at the end of March

This financial transaction tax has become surprisingly popular, even though it was originally proposed by left-wing activists in the 1990s. The Federal Council is expected to discuss financing at the end of March. In 2021, Valais state councilor Beat Rieder (61) also put forward the proposal again.

His idea: he wants to link the financial transaction tax to pension provision. In a proposal, he demands that the Federal Council show in a report how a tax on financial market transactions in Switzerland should be structured in order to finance the AHV in the medium and long term.

The Federal Council is expected to discuss the financing of the 13th AHV pension at the end of March. It remains to be seen whether he will take into account the desire for a tax on financial transactions. He has made critical comments about this in the past. (oco)

Source:Blick