JA zum Bundesbeschluss über den Ausbauschritt 2023 für die Nationalstrassen Der Ausbau der Autobahnen wird nicht mit gewöhnlichen Steuern finanziert, sondern nach dem Verursacherprinzip direkt von den Nutzerinnen und Nutzern der Strasseninfrastruktur gespiesen – u.a. mit dem Ertrag der Autobahn-Vignette oder beim Tanken an der Zapfsäule. Diese Finanzierungsweise ist aus libertärer Sicht zu begrüssen und sollte auch auf andere Bereiche angewandt werden. Da durch die Staureduktion...

The 554th Basel autumn fair featured close to 470 travelling stalls at seven venues. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

The Swiss Federal Railways and Trenitalia unveiled a new Eurocity train on Friday that will run between Switzerland and Italy. Keystone / Ti-Press / Elia Bianchi Listen to the article Listening the article...

BuchbesprechungEmmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman: The Triumph of Injustice - How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay, WWNorton 2019.Donald Trump und Kamala Harris werden sich bei der Wahl am 5. November ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen liefern. Frau Harris ist seit 2021 Vizepräsidentin in der Regierung von Joe Biden und gilt als gemäßigte Demokratin, während Trump seine Partei nach seinem Bild umgestaltet hat und einen radikaleren Wandel anstrebt.Ein politisches Thema, das Trump in den...

Egger said low-cost competition poses a real threat to Swiss stores, but especially to those that are themselves in the low-price segment. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

Kamala Harris’s 2024 bid for the White House was met with high expectations but ultimately resulted in a resounding defeat. Her campaign strategies, media approach, and messaging choices are seen as pivotal in alienating core constituencies while also failing to resonate with the broader American electorate. A major blunder was her campaign’s inability to connect with white men and key segments of her base, such as white women and Hispanic voters. Her focus on social...

Switzerland’s pension system has three elements. The first is a state pension linked to the number of years worked. This is funded by a tax. The second is a salary based scheme funded by salary deductions, and the third is an optional element known as the third pillar. Contributions to all of these are tax deductible, providing an economic incentive to pay into them. This week, the Federal Council announced a change to third pillar contributions, reported SRF. © Gfadel | Dreamstime.comThe...

Data published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) shows that residential housing has risen in price by 18% since 2019. In the most recent quarter (Q3 2024) it rose 0.7%. Photo by maxxup on Pexels.comWith prices rising by 19%, stand alone houses have risen by more than apartments (+17.4%) over the same period. With the exception of Q1 2020, Q1 2021, Q1 2022, Q1 2023 and Q1 2024, the price of individual homes has risen every quarter since Q4 2019. The greatest price...

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At the beginning of the Covid pandemic there was talk of closing Switzerland’s borders. However, it was clear that Swiss hospitals and businesses near Switzerland’s borders would not function without the workers who cross the border daily to work for them, and the notion was dropped. Statistics published this week by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show the number of cross-border workers at record levels. © Krasnevsky | Dreamstime.comAt the end of September 2024, around 403,000...