The Geneva Grand Council has passed a tax cut which could be as much as over 11% for middle earners.
The cut will cost the canton CHF 326m and CHF 108m for the communes.
The cut was backed by right-wing parties, those on the left were more critical – denouncing the cut as being highly beneficial to the wealthiest.
Even so, the cut will be subject to a popular vote to be held later in the year.
More details on knife attacker
Police in canton Aargau have released more information about the street attack on Wednesday afternoon.
Electric cars becoming less popular
Electric car sales are slowing and more people don’t want one.
Defence budget boost likely to fail
A proposed CHF 15bn boost to the defence budget is not likely to get through the Council of States.
Swiss intelligence ignored warnings from CIA and MI6
Swiss intelligence officers are being criticised for ignoring warnings from their US and UK counterparts about the owners of a hotel near the military airbase in Meiringen in canton Bern.
Calls to close Geneva asylum centre
The local Swiss People’s Party in Plan-les-Ouates in Geneva is demanding the closure of an asylum seeker centre.
Busy roads this weekend
Another long weekend is upon us, and the warnings of delays and jams on the roads have been renewed.
