"Location: Switzerland" was rejected by the National Council
The bill to promote information about Switzerland as a business location was rejected by the National Council by a vote of 64 to 54, with 35 abstentions.
The law on the promotion of information
on Switzerland as a business location fell by 64 to 54 votes in the National Council.
with 35 abstentions. The business thus returns to the
Council of States. The marketing of Switzerland as a business location must
should therefore be relaunched. Ruth Genner, President of the Greens
Party of Switzerland, spoke on behalf of her group with reference to the
the Federal Council's "drastic" cost-cutting measures against the law.
The SVP insisted on improved coordination of "Location: Switzerland"
with other export promotion and national advertising organizations
such as Osec or Presence Switzerland. The SP parliamentarians abstained
entirely to the voice. The "Location: Switzerland" program introduced in 1996 was
was initially limited until 2006. Therefore, a new
legal basis required. For 2006 and 2007, 9.8
million francs were requested. 3 million francs would have been in the form of
of fees flowed back into the federal coffers.
on Switzerland as a business location fell by 64 to 54 votes in the National Council.
with 35 abstentions. The business thus returns to the
Council of States. The marketing of Switzerland as a business location must
should therefore be relaunched. Ruth Genner, President of the Greens
Party of Switzerland, spoke on behalf of her group with reference to the
the Federal Council's "drastic" cost-cutting measures against the law.
The SVP insisted on improved coordination of "Location: Switzerland"
with other export promotion and national advertising organizations
such as Osec or Presence Switzerland. The SP parliamentarians abstained
entirely to the voice. The "Location: Switzerland" program introduced in 1996 was
was initially limited until 2006. Therefore, a new
legal basis required. For 2006 and 2007, 9.8
million francs were requested. 3 million francs would have been in the form of
of fees flowed back into the federal coffers.
