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Solution #9
Until the switch to usage‑based fees, the vignette (CHF 40 since 1995) will be appropriately increased and linked to inflation. Austria requires EUR 106.80 in 2026. The surplus will be earmarked for the AHV.
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D. M.
1 week ago
Hallo! Mobilität soll zweckgebunden eine Sozialversicherungsleistung quersubventionieren? Das verletzt die Eigenschaften von Zweckgebundenen Abgaben und öffnet die Tür zu unkontrollierten Quersubventionen. Ist diese Tür geöffnet, ist es nicht mehr weit zum Schulden machen um Ausgaben weiterzuführen statt sich einzuschränken (zu sparen).
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J. L.Author
1 week ago
Thank you for the objection. The AHV was just an example; the principle is what matters: our road network is heavily used by foreigners, with 42 % of e‑vignettes going to foreign vehicles. Higher vignette and tunnel fees would therefore bring a lot of money from abroad. If everything stays in the road pot, it is, in practice, also spent, and roads are gilded instead of being planned sparingly. Today, funds already flow in both directions: about half of the petroleum tax goes into the general federal treasury, and a portion even goes to the railways. Conversely, many cantonal and municipal roads are paid for from general taxes. One could therefore reorganise these flows: the road finances itself more strongly, also thanks to foreign users, and in return general tax funds become free, for example for the AHV. With clear rules and no new debt.