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The federal government raised billions of francs to tame the crown crisis and its aftermath. There were also numerous initiatives in parliament, for example for holiday vouchers of CHF 200 per person to promote local tourism.
It is not enough, thinks a committee of citizens, and begins a popular initiative to obtain money from helicopters. This has nothing to do with the flies, but with the type of distribution.
Anyone with Swiss citizenship will receive 7,500 Swiss francs. And not from the federal government, but from the Swiss National Bank. The end result is around 53 billion francs that should be transferred to more than 7 million citizens in one year, and all this tax-free. This is what the text of the initiative provides, which was published on Tuesday in the Federal Daily.
St. Gallen Citizens Committee
Behind the referendum is the Helikoptergeld-Initiative association, chaired by Luca Volar (36) from Widnau SG. Six of the seven initiators come from the village. Volar is a CVP politician. Mention family and friends, politics, sports, travel, and documentaries as hobbies.
“The money from helicopters would be an ideal means to lower the price of the franc again,” write the initiators on their home page in their argument. “All Swiss citizens would benefit equally and directly.” The main objective of the initiative is to support the local economy. What stands out: Corona is not a problem.
The initiative committee describes itself as independent of the parties. Currently, the larger organizations do not support it. Initiators now have until April 20, 2022 to collect 100,000 valid signatures. That should be a tough undertaking.
Trump administration paid Americans $ 1,200
The idea of a crown feeding is not new. In addition to several Asian countries, the United States is particularly well known, which already paid people $ 1200 in May; BLICK USA correspondent Nicola Imfeld was also among the lucky recipients who received a check from Trump. However, it should be noted that the social safety net is much more flexible in the United States than in Switzerland.
