Switzerland’s recent referendum illustrates this dynamic clearly. A proposal to create a federal inheritance tax on very ...

On November 30th the country held a referendum on their proposal to levy a 50% federal inheritance tax on the super-rich and ...

Unlike current cantonal taxes, the proposed levy would apply across the country and include no exemptions for spouses or ...

Swiss voters have decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams ...

Switzerland voters reject JUSOs' proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes over 50 million Swiss francs, with 79% voting against ...

Young men in Switzerland are already required to carry out military service or join civil protection teams; can do other ...

Swiss voters have rejected a tax on ultra wealthy residents and turned down a proposal to extend mandatory military service ...

Under Switzerland’s direct democratic system, 100,000 signatures are needed to put virtually any issue to a popular vote, ...

GENEVA -- Swiss voters are casting ballots to decide whether women, like men, must do national service in the military, civil ...

Zürich’s Lucy Christmas lights bring color and brightness to Bahnhofstrasse. First installed in 2005, the shimmering LEDs ...

Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose a 50 per cent inheritance levy on the super-rich, in a ...

Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 ...