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For once, the SVP wanted to distribute. The party campaigned for a crown bonus for nurses. But the world was turned upside down on the second day of the Zurich budget debate: the other side of the council resisted. Low-paid nurses who are currently working at their limits, therefore, do not receive a crown bonus.
He needs “a token of appreciation,” his vice president justified his request on Tuesday. In his opinion, this symbol should have a value of CHF 500 and benefit all those hospital employees who earn less than CHF 75,000 full time.
Because the cantonal council cannot legally distribute any money to hospital employees, the SVP suggested approving a “gift in kind” instead, without defining it in more detail.
The parties criticize the SVP proposal
The other groups thought “it was not well thought out.” At the same time, the SVP wants to save on hospitals in another area. That doesn’t go hand in hand and is a “pathetic attempt to rally sympathy points,” Green’s spokeswoman said.
The fact that the 500 francs only benefits the underpaid is not right, the SP spokeswoman said. Even the highest paid hospital employees would do a lot today. SVP’s application, which would have cost 1.4 million francs, was finally rejected with 115 no against 48 yes.
SP’s crown bonus app doesn’t stand a chance either
However, a crown bonus request from the SP didn’t stand a chance either. He wanted to pay government employees who were particularly affected by coping with the pandemic a one-time bonus of CHF 500. In total, this would have cost 8.8 million francs.
Unlike the application of the SVP, this allowance would have been intended not only for nurses, but for everyone, regardless of their salary. Teachers and police officers would also have benefited.
The other factions, however, had their doubts. How will you know which work has been particularly valuable? This proposal only leads to frustration, so the Greens. The request was later rejected with 115 negative votes against 50 yes. Therefore, all the employees in the canton get nothing.
Despite more domestic violence, there is no additional money to support victims
There is also no additional money for victim support centers, which have seen a significant increase in reports of domestic violence. Especially in the last days and weeks, the number has increased as the days have grown darker and the uncertainties have increased.
According to the cantonal police, the annual increase is 13 percent compared to the previous year. Therefore, the left and green parliamentarians asked in the budget debate to give more money to the assistance to the victims.
Most of the council sympathized with the expansion proposal. However, it is questionable whether an expansion is really necessary. If so, the government could have included this in its budget proposal. Therefore, the motion was rejected by 90 to 78 votes.
No big savings
Justice Director Jacqueline Fehr (57, SP) said that she had been informed by victim counseling centers just ten days ago that the number of cases was increasing significantly. If this development continues, the government will react anyway. “No victim should be left alone during the corona pandemic,” he said.
The Cantonal Council did not save much in the second budget meeting. The council cut an amount of 1.6 million francs from Chief Justice Fehr by pulling the rope on the TI project “Juris X”. The request for this came from the GLP.
“Another IT debacle”
Under the GLP, there are simply too many unanswered questions about “Juris X”, a software for law enforcement and law enforcement. Other MPs from left to right also feared “another IT debacle”, as we already know in the canton of Zurich.
The director of Justice, Fehr, called for the project not to be stopped. “Everything is ongoing for now.” A large majority apparently did not believe him and cut money for the purchase of the software with 104 to 50 votes and 10 abstentions. How to proceed with “Juris X” is open.
The bottom line is that after two days of debate, the council cut about $ 10 million from the government’s proposal, but only a cosmetic measure given the total spending of $ 16 billion. The financial gap will be more than 500 million. The debate will continue next week. (SDA / kes)
