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EXPLAINED: How foreigners can access assisted dying in Switzerland
WEBAug 9, 2021 · The UK-based Campaign for Dignity in Dying, an organisation which agitates for greater access to assisted suicide, estimates that it costs between £6,500 (CHF8,269) to over £15,000 (CHF19,080) for each person receiving assisted suicide in Switzerland, at an average of £10,000 (CHF12,720).
EXPLAINED: Who is Switzerland’s new President Ignazio Cassis?
WEBDec 9, 2021 · On Wednesday, December 8th at noon, Ignazio Cassis was elected by Swiss parliament as the country’s new President. Cassis’ term will begin on January 1st. In his acceptance speech, he pledged Switzerland “would not allow itself to be divided” amid the Covid pandemic.
EXPLAINED: What can I deduct from my tax bill in Switzerland?
WEBJul 21, 2021 · Each year, those liable to pay tax in Switzerland - i.e. most workers - will need to complete a tax return. The deadline for filing individual tax returns falls on March 31st, though some cantons's due dates — like Vaud …
EXPLAINED: How where you live in Switzerland impacts how much …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · Income tax rates are much higher in urbanised cantons and those in the French-speaking parts of the country. Including federal taxes of 11.5 percent, Geneva has the highest tax rate in the country of 44.8 percent. This is followed by Basel Country (42.17%), Vaud (41.5%) and Bern (41%).
EXPLAINED: Why Switzerland could scrap the minimum wage?
WEBDec 15, 2022 · On Wednesday, MPs at the National Council, the parliament’s lower house, narrowly accepted a motion from their counterparts in the upper chamber — the Council of States — to do away with the minimum wages that five cantons had introduced in the past years.. Geneva has what is often called “the world’s highest minimum wage” — 23 francs an hour — followed by Basel-City (21 francs ...
EXPLAINED: Which banks are best for foreigners in Switzerland?
WEBOct 21, 2021 · The big banks are the major retail banks in Switzerland. This includes UBS, Raiffeisen, Credit Suisse, Migros Bank and PostFinance. The cantonal banks are, as the name might suggest, banks that are in particular cantons. There are 24 cantonal banks in Switzerland (i.e. in all cantons except Solothurn and Appenzell Ausserrhoden).
Switzerland to legalise recreational and medical cannabis usage
WEBOct 19, 2021 · The production, cultivation, trade and consumption of cannabis will no longer be banned in Switzerland after a commission investigating the drug said the laws should be changed, Swiss news outlet Blick reported on Tuesday.. The Social Security and Health Commission of the Council of States (SGK-S) said cannabis should be regulated in Switzerland in order to control the "cannabis market for ...
Why does Switzerland use 'CH' as a country code?
WEBSep 6, 2021 · What’s in a name? As far back as 500 BC, Celtic tribes settled in what is now Switzerland. The most important among those tribes — both in numbers and strength — were the Helvetians, who gave this region their Latin name, Confœderatio Helvetica, the Helvetic Confederation. So the CH code is the abbreviation of the original name.
Revealed: The true size of Switzerland's gender pay gap
WEBJun 25, 2019 · The median pre-tax salary of full-time executives and senior managers working for a firm in 2018 was 119,000 Swiss francs (€107,000). That means half of all people in this group earned more than this amount and half earned less. For men, however, that median figure was 125,000 francs, while for women it was 96,000 francs.