September 5, 2024: The most important thing of the day

Turnaround in electricity tariffs: prices will fall in 2025

Electricity prices will fall by an average of 10 percent in 2025. This is the result of a calculation by the Federal Electricity Commission, which it published on Thursday. The typical household will therefore pay 29 cents per kilowatt hour. That is 3.14 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) less than in the current year. Over the whole year, an average household with a consumption of 4500 kWh will have to pay electricity costs of 1305 francs. That is 141 francs less than in 2024.

Rigorous savings proposals for federal budget presented

A group of experts appointed by Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has presented over 60 proposals to cut federal spending. The aim is to balance the increasing financial needs of the army and AHV without violating the debt brake. Savings are to be made in areas such as asylum, climate, transport and family policy. The overall goal is to save 4.9 billion francs annually from 2030.

Political consequences of the signature scam

The revelations about the extensive signature fraud have caused a great stir in Bern. The National Council’s State Policy Commission is of the opinion that it is too early to tackle legal changes. The criminal charges show that the legal controls are working. However, the Commission is suggesting that the events surrounding the suspicion of fraud in initiatives be investigated – but does not want to take on this task itself. The Commission announced this at a media conference.

At the same time, Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi admitted in the “Tagesgespräch” on Radio SRF: “In retrospect, we should have actively informed people earlier. We should have said that criminal proceedings were underway for suspected forgeries.”

Police in Munich shoot armed man

An 18-year-old man armed with a rifle fired at police officers near the Israeli Consulate General in Munich on Thursday and was killed by them in an exchange of fire. According to a police spokesman in the Bavarian capital, the suspect used “an older type of repeating weapon”. The exact background to the incident was initially unclear. It later became known that investigators believe the victim was attempting to carry out a terrorist attack. The man is an Austrian who is said to have been known to the authorities as an Islamist.

Former Brexit negotiator Barnier becomes French Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as the new prime minister. Before Thursday’s announcement, Macron and his advisers had spent weeks trying to find a candidate for prime minister who could secure enough support in parliament. In the parliamentary elections in July, no party received an absolute majority in the House of Commons.

What will be important in the next few hours

Start of «Weltklasse Zürich» in Letzigrund

On Thursday evening, world-class athletes will compete at the “Weltklasse Zürich” athletics meeting in the Letzigrund Stadium. The highly regarded event is likely to be talked about for the next few days. The stadium is sold out with 25,000 spectators. “Weltklasse Zürich” is the last Diamond League meeting of the season before the two-day final in Brussels on September 13/14. We will be reporting live from around 6 p.m.

First Nati game with Gregor Kobel against Denmark

Following the departures of Yann Sommer, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabian Schär, the Swiss national team is starting a new era in Denmark on Thursday evening. Gregor Kobel will be in goal for the first time. This is the opening match in the UEFA Nations League. Follow the match from 8:45 p.m. in our live ticker.

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