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Committee blames finance, tax officials in IT scandal

This content was published on Nov 21, 2014 The finance ministry should have been aware of and acted sooner to stop a ballooning, failing IT project at the federal tax office that cost more than CHF100 million ($103 million), a parliamentary commission has concluded.

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Rich foreigner tax perks tipped to stay

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 Some 46% of voters are expected to reject attempts to scrap lump sum tax breaks for wealthy foreigners. A voters' poll saw just 42% intending to vote in favour of the initiative on November 30.

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Poll: voters edge towards immigration curbs

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 A proposal to reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint by strict immigration curbs is gaining ground ahead of a nationwide vote on November 30, a poll shows. New rules on gold reserves of the central bank and plans for scrapping lump sum taxation both look likely to fail.

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More money on the table for International Geneva

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 The Swiss cabinet has agreed to increase its budget for International Geneva by over a third. This is part of a long-term strategy to consolidate Switzerland’s role as a host state for international organisations.

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Who will save migrants from a watery grave?

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 With the launch of operation Triton to replace Italy’s Mare Nostrum, which has rescued 150,000 people, the European Union has redefined its priority as securing its Mediterranean border.

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Greek ex-minister sentenced over Swiss account

This content was published on Nov 18, 2014 A Greek former finance minister has been sentenced for failing to declare €1.2 million (CHF1.4 million) that his wife had placed in a Swiss bank account.

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Strasbourg rules in favour of Iranian refugee

This content was published on Nov 18, 2014 The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Switzerland not to send an Iranian asylum seeker back to Iran.

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Army to find and dispose of hidden explosives

This content was published on Nov 17, 2014 Army spokesman Christoph Brunner told the Swiss News Agency on Monday that “all former explosive devices would be disarmed across the country by the end of November”. He declined to say where exactly the remaining explosives could be found, but added that the ignition devices were stored at a safe distance. Until now, hundreds of…

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Fire in asylum centre kills one

This content was published on Nov 17, 2014 A fire at the Tattes asylum centre in Vernier, canton Geneva, has claimed the life a 29-year-old Eritrean man and injured 40 others.

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What does lump sum taxation really offer Switzerland?

This content was published on Nov 17, 2014 “The debate on the lump sum tax is one of heart versus head, in other words, financial ethics against economic attractiveness,” says Marius Brülhart, economics professor at the University of Lausanne. “In reality, if we were to only consider the wallet, I am not sure that lump sum tax is such a good deal for…

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