Inheritance tax Keller-Sutter: "We already have a fair tax system"
According to President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter, the electorate has clearly rejected a political experiment by voting against the Juso inheritance tax initiative. She reiterated that the tax system and climate policy in Switzerland were working.
30.11.2025, 16:55
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"The introduction of a national inheritance tax would have unbalanced our tax system," said Finance Minister Keller-Sutter to the media in Bern on Sunday. "This would have damaged Switzerland's attractiveness."
The resounding "no" to the referendum was a commitment to Switzerland as a business location, said Keller-Sutter. However, the vote does not mean a rejection of climate policy. It is just that the initiators' concerns have already been fulfilled. After all, Switzerland invests around two billion francs a year in climate protection.
The Finance Minister also believes that the tax system does not need to be fundamentally changed. "We already have enough redistribution today." The wealthy contribute a lot to tax revenue. "These people finance a considerable part of the state's tasks."
It is important that the initial situation has now been clarified. Keller-Sutter said that the people had made a clear commitment to keeping wealthy individuals. She hoped that they were all still there. At the beginning of the debate on the Juso initiative, several large companies threatened to move away.
