Explainer: Swiss to vote on initiative to cut media licence fee
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The “SBC initiative” would reduce the licence fee for households and abolish it for companies. What are the arguments for and against?
How are married couples taxed in your country of residence? What are the pros and cons of this system?
On March 8, the Swiss will vote on the introduction of individual taxation for married couples. We’d like to know what the system is like where you live.
Swiss to vote on preserving cash as a payment system
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On March 8, the Swiss will decide whether the availability of cash should be enshrined in the constitution. An explainer.
Swiss are going cashless despite attachment to paper money
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Switzerland is advanced in the digitalisation of transactions compared with other countries, but cash is still seen as an indispensable safe haven.
Explainer: Should some of Switzerland’s wealth be set aside to fight climate change?
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On March 8, Swiss voters will decide on an initiative to create a fund to accelerate the development of renewable energy in Switzerland. An explainer.
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What do direct democratic tools like popular initiatives and referendums really entail? And how has this unique system evolved over time?
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A referendum is a nationwide vote called to challenge a piece of legislation already approved by parliament. If a group opposed to the new law manages to collect at least 50,000 signatures within 100 days of the official publication of the proposed legislation, it is again put to a nationwide vote. Such a vote is…
