Bitesize News from Friday, April 4th, 2025
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Court rejects car tax arguments
A Geneva court has thrown out an appeal against the new vehicle tax levied by Geneva which caused shock and surprise at the beginning of the year when many saw their tax bills soar.
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Geneva will be hard hit by tariffs
Geneva is likely to be one of the worst hit cantons following the new US tariffs.
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'Blick' calls Trump 'angry old man'
In a hard-hitting editorial in the Blick newspaper this morning – it calls Trump an ‘angry old man’ - the paper says the Federal Council has to face the issue of world trade with clarity and courage – but admits it has a tough job ahead.
