AHV financing, Reform of the occupational Pension scheme, paternity leave, or the development of disability insurance: In the Federal policy, the templates, to – or conversion of the social state of jamming. Politicians from left to right to emphasize, each of these reforms had to be financed, “against”, and mean that the tax burden for the General public will be increased.

The now gleisten templates have one thing in common: they provide additional revenue. The deductions from wages are likely to rise in the next few years to one to two percent, the VAT by three per cent. A policy must not be due to their intentions, but due to the actual impacts. The handle in the pay packet and the wallet of the citizen has five effects.

is redistributed more, the less it is worth to make something.

firstly, they have less money available to buy what you want, or to save the money. Secondly, deductions for higher-Wage, more redistributed. Young pay even more for Old, high earners even more Celtabet for low-income. The more is redistributed, the less it is worth, to do something to earn more.

Thirdly, the increase in the cost of labour, the rationalization – the Wegrationalisie of – is worth even more.

Fourthly, it is lost with the increase of non-wage labour costs, the incentive for companies to invest in new jobs or move to Switzerland from abroad.

Fifthly, and probably the main motivation of politicians – reduce the additional revenue in social works, the pressure to redevelop this. It is economically never managed to strengthen the Weak, by the Strong weakened. Those deductions, an increase in the wage and VAT support as inevitable, will be the Same, the revolt soon about the resulting collateral damage.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 09.12.2018, 22:32 PM