Pensions votes: Higher pensions and retiring later

Name: Pensions votes: Higher pensions and retiring later
Uploaded: 2024-02-16T09:25:56+00:00
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: On March 3, the Swiss will decide in two separate votes whether to raise the retirement age to 66 and whether to boost their pensions.

On March 3, the Swiss will decide in two separate votes whether to raise the retirement age to 66 for both men and women, and whether to boost their pensions with thirteen pay-outs instead of the normal twelve. Here’s the background to these popular initiatives.

This content was published on February 16, 2024 - 10:25

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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