Country town in the snowstorm

The Glarus Voters have made to the rural community of no experiments, and are followed in all transactions of the government and the Parliament. Nasty weather with snow flurries accompanied the most important political Assembly in Glarus.

The most important package that was dealt with on Sunday in the Ring in Glarus, was a revision to tax law, in five Parts. It is on the one hand, implemented the Federal template, which on 19. May will be matched. Among other things, the income tax will be reduced for companies from 8 to 4.5 per cent.

No experiments: The Glarus are followed in all transactions of the government and the Parliament. (5. May 2019) photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone

all the people of Glarus are Affected on the other hand, inside and Glarus, which will be relieved in the health and health insurance costs. The Canton of the tax package revenue shortfall of nearly three million Swiss francs per year, while the three communities will benefit. The Federal template was set up to fail in two weeks, not two of the five parts of the cantonal tax reform in force.

"A balanced package"

Finance Director Rolf Widmer (CVP) described the Revision as a balanced package, and as a compromise, no one before and no one at a disadvantage. With the Reform, jobs in the Canton of Glarus, new ones are created.

Lively in the Ring, the shop opening hours were discussed. A request from a voter had requested to close the shops on Saturday with regard to the staff generally, at 17. The rural community preferred the existing scheme with the liberal System of opening Hours.

Dancing and Sport can be driven to days in the future, in the Canton of Glarus is also a high celebration, of course, only in closed rooms. The rural community of waved an appropriate compromise. A Committee had demanded the total abolition of the dance ban, the government and the Parliament were to him half way by the ban on Outdoor events.

"familiarity in hectic times"

country Ammann Andrea Bettiga (FDP) dealt critically with the digitization, called for sustainability to address climate change, and described 2019 as a year of destiny for the world politics. Also, the relationship between Switzerland and the EU will put to a severe test. He referred to the annual political Assembly as a familiar Institution and a contrast to hectic become times.

All of these developments, and with great vehemence of guided discussions would be polarized, fragmented, and entsolidarisiert, said Bettiga. An early end with accepted solutions in sight. What a contrast to our country image as "the Church", so Bettiga.

trust, respect and ownership: "The land community. This is who we are. We are the country Church!" cried Bettiga the Voters. (5. May 2019) photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone

The Glarus inside and Glarus needed on Sunday in the Ring to have a thick skin, or warm clothes and an umbrella. At temperatures just above the freezing point, rain and snow, which occurred intermittently as the snow flurries were the constant companion of the event, which lasted a little more than three hours. Only after the end of the regional municipality of laughed about Glarus in the sun.

Official guests of honor of Chancellor Walter thurnherr, as well as the government of the Canton of Bern in corpore. On the part of the military, Major General Albrecht Stoller was the Canton of Glarus the honor.

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Created: 05.05.2019, 16:49 PM