Heinigers Budget is a mess

In the last week of the Zurich cantonal Parliament has improved in the four meetings of the Budget of four million Swiss francs. Yesterday Morning, the big string concert followed in the case of Thomas Heinigers Directorate of Health, To 44.7 million the Budget has been cut, with the usual alliances were repeatedly broken. In particular, the FDP stood conspicuously often on the side that didn't want to save. It may be that you want to bring your councillor not-too-bitter finish.

However, 41 of the 44.7 million should not pain the Director of Health too much. It was a "financial technical reasons, the deletion of", explained Claudio Schmid (SVP, Bülach, Switzerland). Since the invoice at the time of the Somatic acute care and psychiatry, regularly a lot of to good as a conclusion to eat, wool to take this air out "the room for the future desires to narrow". Beatrix Free (FDP, miles) saw the similar: "This is not a saving request, it's going to be a realistic budgeting."

Andreas Daurù (SP, Winterthur), to be referred to as the "budget cosmetics," Kaspar Bütikofer (AL, Zurich) spoke of a "cheap Trick" to achieving a black Zero and the ground for a tax reduction prepare. With a 131-to-40 vote, the Budget was reduced in the Somatic acute care to 31 million Swiss francs, with 93 to 64 votes in the Psychiatric care to 10 million.

Canton pharmacy

of 2.2 million Swiss francs in the DG in the Canton of pharmacy save. SVP and AL, Green, green, liberal, EPP, EDU, and the BDP won with 104 to 66 votes. They demanded the reduction of 20 of the approximately 30 Posts, created a new – and in some cases already have been filled. Kathy Steiner (the Green, Zurich) showed to be upset. "The member of the Parliament was ignored. So I can't." Heiniger pointed out that the Canton of pharmacy need to increase the prices, this can save you money.

money for a premium reduction

One thing is since yesterday: The premium reduction is not reduced to 70 percent of the Federal contribution, as proposed by the government: The Council was almost unanimous that this should remain at 80 percent. At least 80 percent: SP, Green, CVP, and AL argued for an increase to 100 percent. The only on 11. March, when the Council is over, the health insurance act.

principal: money is not

not approved budgeted a total of 14.8 million Swiss francs, the Canton has to pay the wages of the head of school, 2019. The Council has rejected a request from the Green with 120 votes to 48. The amount is not budgeted, because the government originally proposed in its rehabilitation program Lü16 a Municipalisation of the school lines. Thus, the municipalities would have to pay in the future, the whole salary of the head teacher. Now the government wants to do without it. In the debate on education has been accused of Director Silvia Steiner (CVP), you may not have known this, the budgeted 14.8 million. Quasi-criminal action, the Council voted against the inclusion of the amount in the Budget. The education Directorate should save the same amount elsewhere or him in the coming year on a supplementary loan to apply for. This is exactly what Steiner announced. The minority that want to budget from the Green, EVP, CVP, AL, and Parts of the green liberal stock, the amount equal to prosperity, and so prevent that in any other place in the school could save.

colleges spared

With 112 to 55 votes, the reduction of the 400-million-francs-state was rejected contribution for the Zurich University of applied Sciences 13 million Swiss francs. Had made the request, the SVP. Matthias Hauser (SVP) refers to the reduction in contribution as a "modest". Hans-Peter Amrein (SVP) was in a "rant" (Markus Bischoff, AL) on the constant growth in the management of the universities and the poor coverage of the "unnecessary" courses. Support got, the SVP of the BDP. The SP spoke of "an indecent proposal", the Green from a rough "lawn mower application". And the EDU stressed that the growth in the number of students is greater than that of the technical high school budget.

towards the end of yesterday's debate, the Council increased from 105 to 62 votes the Budget of 2 million Swiss francs. With the money, the road embankments are to be managed in the next year, closer to nature. The decision came as a surprise, because the FDP voted in favour. Today is Tuesday the debate to an end.

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Created: 17.12.2018, 20:55 PM