Councils disagree about system change –
Abolition of the imputed rental value is in danger of failing again
Although a majority of parliament is bothered by the tax, the two councils cannot find a compromise to implement the system change.
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The abolition of the imputed rental value is in danger of failing again. A majority of both councils are bothered by the tax. However, how the system change should be implemented is controversial. The key points are: The National Council and the Council of States do not agree.
On the third and final one Business advice The small chamber stuck to its previous decisions on Thursday. She wants to abolish the imputed rental value only for first homes. The Council of States also insisted on the difference with the National Council on the question of deducting interest on debts.
The big chamber insists on you complete system change. Accordingly, the imputed rental value should also be abolished for second homes. At the same time, she wants to ensure that cantons have the opportunity to levy a property tax on second homes.
The Council of States did not even respond to the proposal to introduce a property tax. He made this decision with 26 votes to 15 and one abstention. He said an even clearer no – with 29 votes to 12 – to the abolition of the imputed rental value for second properties. With 26 votes to 13 and one abstention, he ultimately rejected the National Council’s compromise proposal for the deduction of interest on debts.
-It’s the National Council’s turn again
Next week it will be the National Council’s turn again in Bern, after which the unification conference made up of the National Council and the Council of States will probably deal with the proposal. There is no solution in sight to abolish the imputed rental value.
The most realistic scenario is a rejection of the unification conference’s request or a no vote by a council in the final votes on Friday. In both cases, the proposal and the system change would have ultimately failed.
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