Zusatzfinanzierung der 13. AHV-Rente: «Ein Nein hätte schwerwiegende Folgen», mahnt Gesundheitsministerin Baume-Schneider
Ende November entscheiden die Stimmbürger, ob die Mehrausgaben für die 13. AHV-Rente zumindest teilweise durch eine Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer finanziert werden. Bei einer Ablehnung droht ein grösseres Loch in der Altersvorsorge.
The government is urging a "Yes" vote in the upcoming referendum on additional funding for the 13th AHV pension, warning that a "No" vote could have severe consequences for the pension system. By November end, voters will decide whether to partially fund the 4 billion francs of additional costs annually for the 13th AHV pension by raising the VAT by 0.4 percentage points.
The additional revenue from the VAT increase will go entirely to the AHV. Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider stated that the additional costs for the 13th AHV pension will rise to over 5 billion francs per year by 2035. Without additional funding, the AHV deficit would reach 5 billion francs by 2035. The referendum falls just a few days before the first disbursement of the 13th AHV pension to around 2.6 million pensioners, scheduled for December.
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