30.04.2026
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Swiss Insights 4/2026
New "Essential"
The Quiet Tax Increase
As incomes increase over time, tax rates do as well. This phenomenon, known as "real bracket creep", steadily leads to a higher overall tax burden – often by billions of Swiss francs – with the middle class bearing much of the weight. In our latest "Essential", Lukas Rühli outlines how this effect could easily be compensated.
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Electricity
Swiss Manufacturers Face Some of Europe’s Highest Costs
Only in the UK is electricity more expensive than in Switzerland, according to our latest analysis. Subsidies, however, are the wrong tool to ease the industry’s burden. Christoph Eisenring and Simon Stocker argue instead for deeper integration into the European power market and a rethinking of how network charges are structured.
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Antifragility
Regaining Our Footing in a World of Disorder
Tariffs, crises, geopolitical shifts, and stalled reforms are placing Switzerland under growing strain. Yet the central question is not whether the "Swiss model" has failed, but how it can remain viable in an uncertain world. This is the argument put forward by Jürg Müller, Christoph Eisenring, and Patrick Leisibach in their latest article.
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Childcare
Answers to the Most Common Questions
Our analysis of Swiss childcare policy
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has prompted a wide range of responses. Patricia Schafer and Agustina Rodriguez have taken a closer look. In their new piece, they address the six most common objections
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raised in connection with the analysis.
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The Figure
CHF 60 Million
The state seeks to prevent chronic diseases by tackling the excessive consumption of products such as tobacco, alcohol, and sugar. Meanwhile, the Confederation supports the production and sale of these very products with subsidies amounting to millions of francs. It supports the promotion of wine (CHF 9 million), the production of Swiss tobacco (CHF 13 million), and the production of sugar (CHF 36.5 million). In total, this amounts to CHF 60 million. (DIT, EMD)
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