Swiss companies should pay immigration tax on foreign works, boss says

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A Swiss business leader wants companies to pay an immigration tax tied to foreign workers. The proposal follows lawmakers’ approval of a tax on EU nationals who settle in Switzerland. Speaking from Zug, the entrepreneur argued that Swiss employers should contribute more directly to the immigration tax burden. Under his proposal, companies would be the ones liable for the levy on foreign workers. The report does not specify the proposed rate or when the measure would take effect. It also does not say whether his plan has been formally submitted for consideration. His intervention adds to the debate over how the country should finance its immigration policy. The measure approved by lawmakers remains the immediate context for his alternative.

Picking up on the lawmakers’ approval of a tax to be imposed on EU nationals who settle in Switzerland, an entrepreneur from Zug is proposing his own version of this measure.

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