- The Swiss Federal Council plans a temporary VAT increase to strengthen national security and defense.
- The proposed standard VAT rate increase has been reduced from 0.8 to 0.5 percentage points.
- The reduced VAT rate for essentials like food and medicines will remain unchanged.
- All extra revenue will go to army armament spending; other security costs will be covered by the federal budget.
- A debt-financed armament fund is broadly supported to speed up urgent procurement.
Source: taxlawblog.ch
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