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Where can it be less? This is what Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter (59) asks in view of the tense financial situation in the federal government. As research by the “Tages-Anzeiger” shows, Keller-Sutter is now proposing to the Federal Council, among others, to cut back on AHV financing. According to this agreement, the federal contribution to the AHV must be reduced annually by CHF 190 million over a period of five years.
AHV pensions would not decrease with the reduction of the federal contribution. But in the medium term, the pressure to save and reform will increase as the social security system will be temporarily stripped of 0.3 percent of its income. Shortly after the retirement age for women was raised to 65, new measures could be coming soon.
The Keller-Sutter proposal is notable because the federal contribution was only increased three years ago. Only because the AHV received a total of two billion francs extra annual income in exchange did the SP, the Greens and the trade unions say yes to the corporate tax.
The left is all the more annoyed by the new plans of the Minister of Finance. SP National Councilor Fabian Molina (32) writes on Twitter: “The bourgeois financial-economic policy is absurd, unfair and destroys people’s confidence in democracy!”
The head of the Greens, Balthasar Glättli (51), is also annoyed that the federal government has money for the rescue operation for Credit Suisse and the financial center, but at the same time plans to cut back on the AHV.
Criticism also comes from the other side. SVP National Councilor Roger Köppel (59) wonders: “Stop AHV funds, but 209 billion state reinsurance for UBS. I am curious how the Minister of Finance will explain this policy to the Swiss.”
Federal finances are currently in trouble, the finance minister had to report to the media in February. In addition to the extraordinary expenses that were higher than budgeted due to the corona pandemic (CHF 3.3 billion) and the war in Ukraine (CHF 0.7 billion), the minus in 2022 was also much higher than budgeted in the regular budget. One reason was sharply lower income from withholding tax. The financing gap in 2022 was CHF 4.3 billion. (she)
Source:Blick
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