Grand Council TG Thurgau increases tax administration by 28.8 positions
The Thurgau cantonal parliament approved 28.8 new positions for the cantonal tax administration on Wednesday. It approved a supplementary credit of around 1.5 million francs, allowing new staff to be hired immediately. The government justified this short-term increase with a completely overloaded tax administration.
28.08.2024, 11:50
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The Thurgau government sounded the alarm. "The situation is urgent," said Finance Director Urs Martin. At the end of 2023, the canton was 80,000 assessments behind schedule. The Thurgau tax administration is therefore to be increased by 44.4 new positions before the next budget process. The development of jobs has simply not kept pace with population growth.
According to the government council's message, the Thurgau tax administration can no longer fulfill its legal mandate due to the shortage of personnel resources. And the employees have not seen any improvement for years.
"Failed personnel policy"
A spokesperson for the FDP said that the new staff could address a shortcoming in the administration that had long been known. This had been pointed out several times by various parties. Now, a personnel policy that has been misguided for many years is finally being corrected.
With the exception of the EDU/Aufrecht parliamentary group, all parties were in favor of increasing the number of staff in the tax administration. However, they significantly reduced the number of additional posts.
This is because a clear majority in parliament supported a compromise proposal from the responsible committee. This proposed increasing the Thurgau Tax Administration by 28.8 positions and approving a supplementary credit of around CHF 1.5 million requested for the 2024 budget. This means that new staff can be hired as early as September.
