Emergency taxes: Elisabeth Baume-Schneider under strong political pressure, but without leverage for action

Emergency taxes: Elisabeth Baume-Schneider under strong political pressure, but without leverage for action
Emergency taxes: Elisabeth Baume-Schneider under strong political pressure, but without leverage for action

Published on December 6, 2024 at 5:34 p.m. / Modified on December 6, 2024 at 5:52 p.m.

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They promised to act quickly, and they did. This week, parliamentarians reacted strongly to the crisis which threatens the existence of the country’s hotlines and group practices following two judgments by the Federal Court. At issue: an emergency tax wrongly invoiced, for which insurers request reimbursement to replenish their reserves. This situation has already pushed a practice in Sursee, in the canton of Lucerne, to close its doors by the end of the month. During the first week of the session, which has just ended, no less than five texts were submitted on this subject.

The four questions that will be asked Monday to Elisabeth Baume-Schneider have little commitment to the executive. But they allow you to take the temperature. Thus, for the deputies of the Center, it is the responses of the minister which will determine the parliamentary follow-up to be given to this “legal chaos linked to the judgments of the Federal Court on the reimbursement of emergency taxes”, explains national advisor Benjamin Roduit.

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