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Swiss government rejects proposed super-rich inheritance tax

This content was published on Dec 13, 2024 Switzerland’s government rejected a proposal to jack up inheritance taxes on the super rich, diminishing the chances of the plan passing in a national vote.

Federal Council wants to ban Nazi symbols in public

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Swiss government wants to ban swastika in crackdown on extremist symbols

This content was published on Dec 13, 2024 The Federal Council wants to ban the Nazis’ swastika emblem in public as well as other symbols associated with the Third Reich. Anyone who flouted the law would be fined CHF200 in future.

Parts of 'The Liberator', which claimed to be the world's first 3-D printable handgun, 2013

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Federal Court clears Swiss journalist in 3D-printed gun case

This content was published on Dec 13, 2024 The Federal Court has acquitted a journalist from Swiss public television, RTS, who had been fined over a TV investigation into the dangers of 3D-printed weapons.

Women demonstrate with banners in front of the Federal Supreme Court before the opening of a hearing on the appeals against the vote to raise the retirement age for women on Thursday 12 December 2024 in Lausanne. The Federal Supreme Court will today hold a public hearing on the appeals against the popular vote of 25 September 2022 on the AVS 21 project.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 The Swiss Federal Court rejects pensions appeal and the vote on women's retirement age will not be repeated: this in today’s briefing.

Parliament stalemate on abolishing Swiss homeowner tax

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 A proposal to abolish imputed rental tax on owned properties has reached stalemate in parliament.

After a recent sighting in the village of Seltisberg, Basel, game warden Thomas Schöpfer launched a search using a thermal imaging camera.

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Cute but invasive: raccoons spotted in northwestern Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 While they may look adorable, these animals pose a serious threat to native species and public health.

Baume-Schneider flirts with inheritance tax in favor of AHV

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Swiss minister flirts with inheritance tax idea

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 Swiss minister open to federal inheritance tax and and raising the retirement age to fund higher pension payments.

A member of the "Touche pas a mes services publics" referendum committee collects signatures at a press conference on the launch of the referendum against the third corporate tax reform (RIE III) in the canton of Vaud on Thursday 8 October 2015 on the esplanade of the CHUV in Lausanne.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Dec 11, 2024 E-signatures take the next hurdle: Swiss Senate clears the way for digital signature collection.

What does banning Hamas mean for neutral Switzerland?

This content was published on Dec 11, 2024 Is Swiss foreign policy harmed if the neutral country bans Hamas? No, says parliament.

Aargau is the freest canton, Ticino is ninth, loses one position

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Aargau is the ‘freest’ Swiss canton

This content was published on Dec 11, 2024 Aargau takes the top spot in Switzerland based on a ranking of social and economic freedom.

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