ThoseSwiss companies on alert –Faced with Trump, employers calls for “lightening” everything
Response from economies in the face of the trade war? Less charges, rules and above all, less expenses from the Confederation.
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Employee in the Micro Precision Systems (MPS) workshops in Bienne, early April. Like thousands of SMEs, this manufacturer of high-tech components is found on the front line of commercial sanctions agitated by the United States. Despite the current negotiations, the international situation “must have the effect of an alarm signal for the country,” warns this Monday economies.
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- Trump’s threats are pushing economies to call for a reduction in confederation expenses.
- Daniel Lampart, of the Swiss Union union, retorts that it is necessary to “measures in favor of employees instead of yet another call to reduce expenses”.
- Faced with the earthquake caused by the change of American attitude, the employers’ circles make their voices heard throughout Europe.
A release of employers’ speech in Switzerland. Due to Donald Trump. Or thanks to him. And shocking Provided, on April 2, by its punitive customs duties on the Swiss Made at the end of the summer.
On the turn of Economiesuisse to go up to the front this Monday, faced with this international situation which “must have the effect of an alarm signal for the country”. Arising the political leaders, the “voice” of the companies in the country urges to give up all charges, all additional taxes, due to the trade war that they must face. In parallel, “a regulatory moratorium is essential,” adds Christoph Mäder, president of the main organization of economic circles.
Protectionism, crusade against administration and public expenditure, denunciation of environmental rules, taxation … a little more than a hundred days after coming to power, the diatribes of the American president make react of business circles. Throughout Europe.
While waiting for a Trump sign
While negotiations continue with Washington – Switzerland is part of the fifteen countries with which the United States seeks primarily to resolve its commercial conflict-economiesuisse call this Monday Authorities in the adoption of a “train of measures” to “strengthen the Swiss economic place”.
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Calcrings far from being focused on trade relations with the United States-the subject on which the leader of SMEs, Fabio Regazzi, President of the USAM, is already mounted.
Iron is not more focused on the hardening of corporate profits, linked to the adoption by Switzerland of international OECD rules, doomed to the gemonies by Donald. In Bern, efforts to obtain its suspension are subject to a Parallel political fight.
Confederation to the regime
De Severin Moser, president of the Swiss employers’ union, to Stefan Mäder, leader of the Swiss Assurance Association, via the industrialist Martin Hirzel, at Swissmem, all exhort this Monday to “lighten” the public spending of the Confederation. With, in sight, pensions.
Link with Trump? “Switzerland is already one of the most expensive sites in international comparison and the disadvantages linked to high costs of work can, at some point, to prevail,” modestly details Severin Moser. Before aiming. “In view of the current situation, it is dangerous that policy is now discussing an increase in employee contributions”, in particular to “partially finance 13e AVS rent, ”adds the boss of the bosses.
“Untimate call”
Delights that “are not surprising”, in the eyes of Daniel Lampart. “However, one thing, essential, remains largely absent: the measures in favor of employees,” reacts the first secretary of the Swiss union union (USS). “If Switzerland still has an industry despite the strong franc and customs barriers-while that of the United States has gradually passed out-it is mainly because it still has a well-trained and properly remunerated workforce,” recalls the economist.
“And it is measures in favor of all these workers who appear at the top of the” Champions League “ International that we are waiting for – instead of yet another call to reduce the expenses of the Confederation, to the detriment of ordinary people but also of vocational training, “sweeps the union official.
Trump releases claims
These local earthquake replicas, caused on January 20 by the arrival of Donald Trump at the head of the first power, are far from being felt only in Switzerland. Throughout Europe, business circles make their voices heard. By invoking the trade war opened by the United States. But also inspired by the 47 speeche American president.
Thus, in France, several major bosses have recently given voice to government, sweeping its calls to suspend their investments in the United States. The remark of Bernard Arnault, boss of the world number one luxury LVMH, on this European Union in the hands of a “bureaucratic power”, but also that of Nicolas Hieronimus, Director General of L’Oréal, in a sector of beauty “crushed by European regulations”, remain in the heads.
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Pierre-Alexandre Sallier is a journalist at the Economy section since 2014. Previously he worked for Timeas well as for everyday life The platformin Paris.More info
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