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The Federal Council wants to further slow down the growth in federal spending and has proposed several measures. (theme picture)
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As expected, the federal budget relief package approved by Parliament in March is not sufficient to comply with the debt brake. The Federal Council has therefore decided on new measures with a view to the 2027 budget - including for federal personnel.
In order to avert the impending deficit of around CHF 600 million, the federal government is proposing three steps, as announced on Wednesday. Firstly, weakly committed expenditure is to be cut by one percent. This refers to areas in which funds are not contractually fixed or prescribed by law - for example education, development aid and agriculture. The cross-sectional reduction corresponds to a relief of a good CHF 300 million.
The other half of the relief is to be achieved on the one hand by reducing the funds for cost-of-living adjustments in favor of federal personnel. On the other hand, the reserves of well-endowed funds and of legally independent units close to the Confederation are to be used.
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