An ageing population, and funding shortage in the public pension system (OASI), has led to the Swiss to vote in September 2022 for a rise in VAT rates from January 2024 as follows:
- Standard rate from 7.7% to 8.1%;
- Reduced rate from 2.5% to 2.6%
- Hotel accommodation rate from 3.7% to 3.8%
Source: vatcalc.com
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