Switzerland's decades old marriage tax penalty will finish on 1st January 2032, the Federal Council has confirmed
This sets a date for one of the country's biggest tax reforms in a generation. Married couples will file separate returns just like unmarried ones, correcting an inequality the Federal Tribunal first flagged in 1984
Voters approved the shift in March by 54.2%, though a Centre Party initiative to reverse it goes back to the ballot in November
Cantons now have several years to rewrite their tax codes and adjust deductions, a change that will affect every married taxpayer in the country
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