The Swiss have the introduction of a unconditional basic income for all citizens soundly rejected. In the world’s first national referendum on such a proposal, 78 percent of the participants decided on Sunday to extrapolations of the Institute gfs.berne hand. 22 percent said yes accordingly.
The initiators of the referendum spoke yet of a “sensational success”. 22 percent approval was “a lot more than we expected,” said Daniel Häni, spokesman for the popular initiative. “This means that the debate continues, and internationally.” An important reason for the rejection by the Swiss ambiguities and doubts in financing the basic income were said Claude Longchamp, director of the Institute gfs.berne Swiss Television SRF.
CHF 2,500 for each adult
the “basic income initiative” had led a campaign for the payments. According to the concept of the state should pay every adult in 2500 Swiss francs (about 2260 euros) per month tax free, regardless of whether he has the Swiss nationality or another. Immigrants would thus become also recipients. Per child the state should have 625 francs (565 euros) to the account of the parents. The basic income should be charged against other payments, as retirement.
The basic income is the humanist response to technological progress, promoted the initiative. It was a democratically certain base amount to live and work, people would be exempt from the existential angst. “The basic income creates security and freedom. It brings together market economy and humanity, “it said. It enables more innovation and entrepreneurship and form the basis for greater equality of opportunity. Funding for the basic income will be guaranteed to the rich Switzerland must arrange their finances just different.
The main argument of opponents was the financing. The State can ensure only through massive tax increases the payments. Higher taxes but would stifle the economy and lead the country in a vicious cycle. In addition, the concept would lead to a slackening of the economic driving forces and eroding the autonomy of citizens.
Faster asylum procedures find approval
accepted around 66 percent, however, the Swiss According to extrapolations legislative reform , with an acceleration of the asylum procedure is to be achieved. Government and Parliament had already decided the appropriate reform.
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In the future, most processes centrally be completed in asylum centers after 140 days. In addition, the applicants receive a free legal protection. Asylum seekers should not unnecessarily long live in uncertainty, the government said. Previously asylum procedure often lasted for years. Thus, the social and professional integration is hampered. The state legal protection is necessary because asylum seekers are often destitute, no language dominated and the legal system do not were acquainted, it said.
Against the reform, the right-wing populist Swiss People’s Party defended. They rejected the “free lawyers” as an expensive privilege from and warned that more asylum seekers could arrive in the Confederation. Last year, nearly 40,000 asylum applications were in Switzerland filed, the country has more than eight million people.
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