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Center Party President Philipp Matthias Bregy opens the delegates' meeting in the Chollerhalle in Zug.
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Party President Philipp Matthias Bregy made the case for a centrist policy to the delegates of the Mitte party in Zug. It is not the task of the center to look to the left or right, but to lead the way.
Bregy said at the party event on Saturday that the political poles considered growth unnecessary or wanted to stifle it for ideological reasons. The middle way, on the other hand, is not simply more growth, but better growth. "Standing still is not an option!" he declared in the Chollerhalle.
Bregy once again defended his party's decision to stick to its initiative to abolish the marriage penalty, even though voters have already done away with it with the introduction of individual taxation.
The "fairness" initiative of the center envisages married couples continuing to be taxed jointly despite the abolition of the marriage penalty. This is also about the party's values, said Bregy. "Individuality is not everything".