The Canton of Zurich is swimming in money

548 million Swiss francs: This figure must be borne in mind first of all. As high of the Excess in the bill 2018 of the Canton of Zurich. In the second interim report of the management statement last October, the estimate was: +253 million. Had budgeted the Canton, with an increase of 130 million, due to the supplements, there were still 54 million.

where are the nearly 500 additional million? The answer is every year the same, with variations. The code word is special effects. So, the SNB doubled its dividend payout, earning 118 million more. In the case of flat-rate in the hospitals of the burden fell to 112 million lower, because less and less stationary, it is treated more as an outpatient, at the expense of the health insurance and the Canton of benefits. Survey

net Income to the Canton: What to do with it?

lower taxes
Further debt reduction

officials wages invest to increase

tax cut

31.7%

Other debt

31.4%

invest

23.8%

officials increase wages

13.1%

894 votes

tax cut

31.7%

Other debt

31.4%

More

23.8%

officials wages invest to increase

13.1%

894 votes

The airport, which was dazzling and the Canton with 33 percent of the shares is involved, paid out a special dividend in the amount of 33 million. Less special load balancing for the municipalities and less fusion contributions had to be paid, which was 31 million. Further multi-million pound savings in the area of real estate, and the Canton received more money from Bern for vocational education and training. 7 million came from the Postbus AG to the financial scandal.

The company paid much more taxes than 2017

Also, the state taxes were sputtering merrily. 7,33 billion, the Canton, almost 3 percent more than in the previous year, revenue had stagnated. Significantly more paid by the company. The 1.46 billion to mean a healthy Plus of 11.5 percent compared to the previous year. The natural persons paid with 4,54 billion, 2.5 percent more than in 2017. Declining, the income from the withholding tax and the inheritance tax but taxes the source.

According to the financial Director Ernst Stocker (SVP) creates the satisfactory completion of the necessary room for the population growth in the next few years. The net debt-to-Stocker could cut to 170 million on yet 4.58 billion. This is about half of the end of the 90s. The equity is fabulous 9.5 billion.

The Canton has invested 1.11 billion, 100 million more than planned. The benefits of the infrastructure. Since the self-financing ratio is over 100 percent, has been able to Finance the investments without additional debt.

1.3 billion Surplus in three years

Already for 2017, a high Surplus of 367 million (381 million more than budgeted) resulted, in the year 2016, the Canton closed with a profit of 390 million (321). In three years, the Canton has made a 1.3 billion forward.

The state tax rate, and since 2003 at 100 percent. For the years 2020 and 2021 wants him, the government reduce 98 percent. In December, the tax will be talked about in the foot well. The SVP has been demanding a reduction of 5 percent.

The Budget in 2019, the Canton provides for an increase of 148 million.

the cities it goes well. On Tuesday, the city of Zurich has announced that it has completed the year 2018, with an increase of 108 million (115 million more than planned), to Surpluses in the year 2017, 153 million (+178) and 288 million in 2016 (+280).

(Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 15.03.2019, 09:30 PM