Today, people in Switzerland are allowed to vote on two issues. Among other things, it should be about the climate neutrality of the country. Now there are first projections.
According to a projection, the Swiss set the course for a climate-neutral country in a referendum. According to figures from the research institute gfs.bern, 58 percent said yes to the climate protection law in the vote on Sunday. The goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions is to be achieved by 2050. The government wants to encourage the farewell to oil and gas heating with financial incentives. Companies should be supported in converting to climate-friendly technology. More wind turbines are also to be installed.
Opponents of the project fear that the conversions for climate protection will lead to a massive increase in inflation and high costs. Switzerland currently imports around three quarters of its energy. Against the resistance of landscape conservationists, large parks with solar panels are being planned in the Alps.
At the same time, according to the extrapolation, 79 percent of the Swiss voted in favor of international corporations paying a minimum tax of 15 percent from next year. Some cantons currently have a tax below this level. The step affects companies with at least 750 million euros in annual sales – and thus around one percent of companies operating in Switzerland. Above all, Basel and Zug, where large pharmaceutical and trading groups are based, would benefit from higher tax revenues.
Source: Stern
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