Taxes National Council committee clearly rejects inheritance tax

The idea of a national inheritance tax is likely to have no chance in Parliament. The National Council committee responsible has clearly rejected the proposal.

By 17 votes to 8, the National Council's Economic Affairs Committee (WAK-N) rejected a parliamentary initiative submitted by EPP National Councillor Marc Jost (BE), as reported by the parliamentary services on Tuesday. The initiative aims to secure the financing of the AHV with a tax on bequests of millions.

The popular initiative "For a social climate policy - fairly financed through taxation (Initiative for a future)" submitted by the Juso party is aimed in the same direction. It calls for the introduction of an inheritance tax of fifty percent on assets of fifty million francs or more. According to a majority of the WAK-N, no indirect counter-proposal should be put forward against this popular initiative.

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