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The Federal Act on the Reduction of CO 2 Emissions (CO 2 Act) [a] is a Swiss federal law that regulates carbon dioxide emissions to mitigate climate change. [1] The CO 2 Act is at the core of Switzerland's climate political measures. One of the key measures is the introduction of a carbon tax, to disincentivize greenhouse gas emissions. Part of ...
Value added tax is structured as an all-phase tax with input tax deduction. If a taxable person provides a service to another taxable person, the former must pay the VAT on the service; the recipient can reclaim the tax paid as input tax from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA), but must also pay tax on his services to his customer.
the value added tax (VAT) the federal direct tax (FDT) the withholding tax; the stamp duty; the military service substitute tax; Subdivisions of the FTA also take care of the application and enforcement of tax law, provide information on tax issues, further develop the tax system and help resolve international tax issues (e.g., double taxation ...
In December 2021, the Federal Assembly passed a bill abolishing the withholding tax levied on Swiss corporate bonds, in order to make them more attractive. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The request for a referendum was granted in May 2021, [ 9 ] and the vote took place on September 25, 2022, when the people narrowly rejected the amendment to the law with ...
The transfer tax (Umsatzsteuer / Imposta sulla cifra d'affari) is levied on the trade in certain securities by certain qualified traders (Effektenhändler; mostly stockbrokers and large holding companies). The tax amounts to 0.15 or 0.3 percent depending on whether Swiss or foreign securities are traded. [49]
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As of 1 March 2007, all drivers are required to purchase an emission sticker when passing through low-emission zones in several cities and municipalities. Certain "green zones" have completely disallowed entrance to vehicles with higher particle emissions ("yellow" and "red" groups). Travellers passing through these areas without the sticker ...
An Emissions Trading Registry is a web-based application that records: CO 2 allowances and units allocated to and held in operator, person and Government accounts [ 1 ] The movement of allowances and units between accounts (including allocations, transfers, surrender and cancellations)