Switzerland may enter 2027 without a federal budget after the National Council's finance commission voted 15 to 9 to reject the CHF 94 billion package
It's the first such rejection in 25 years, with the left refusing cuts that would hit poorer households while the SVP demanded deeper savings in asylum and migration.
More than 100 amendments now go to the full chamber.
If both chambers vote the budget down twice, the Federal Council must present a temporary version. Parliament has just weeks to find common ground.
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