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Voters approve short-term tax hike

This content was published on Sep 27, 2009 In voting on Sunday, 54.5 per cent of the electorate and a majority of cantons came out in favour. The government said a 0.4 percentage point rise in value added tax (VAT) to eight per cent was needed to help ease the strain on the state-run insurance. Most parties supported the government position. Opponents, including…