Swiss Government Rejects Further Change To Married Couples' Tax

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss government has launched its referendum campaign against the initiative 'Yes to fair federal taxes for spouses too – Stop discrimination against marriage!”, which will be put to a vote by the people and the cantons on November 29. Select your language

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Tax discrimination against marriage is now a thing of the past, thanks to the public's endorsement of individual taxation in March.

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The Federal Council and parliament reject the proposed constitutional amendment put forward by the Centre Party, which provides that, for direct federal tax purposes, married couples should continue to be taxed jointly as a single economic unit.

At the same time, it calls for the Constitution to stipulate that they must not be treated less favourably than cohabiting couples.

To this end, the initiative's promoters propose an alternative method of calculating tax, under which the tax authorities would automatically apply the tax rate most favourable to the couple. In the Federal Council's view, the initiative is obsolete, as the electorate already approved the switch to an individual taxation system by a large majority in March 2026.

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