Proposed change in retirement plans

Switzerland's bourgeois parties are asking the Federal Council to tie retirement age to the length of a person's working life, rather than a fixed age for all

Under the proposed model, people who went through apprenticeships could retire before university graduates — a reversal of the current system.

High earners would contribute to the AVS pension fund for longer, which proponents say could ease pressure on the scheme's finances.

Any shift to the AVS would ultimately need to clear a national vote.

 

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