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- Former Federal Councilors should no longer automatically receive a pension until the end of their life. This is the opinion of the Council of States.
- He wants the system checked. The Federal Council must show in a report what a modern wage system could look like.
- Former members of the Federal Council currently receive a pension of around 220,000 Swiss francs, provided they do not engage in any other gainful activity after their resignation.
The system of salaries and pensions of the members of the state government will be replaced. The small chamber submitted a postulate from Peter Hegglin (CVP / ZG). They approved it without arguing.
The background is in particular the controversy over the retirement pension applications of former Federal Councilor Christoph Blocher (SVP). Thirteen years after he was not re-elected to the board of directors, he had applied for a retirement pension after resigning. In the future, the subsequent payment of such wages should no longer be possible.
The calculation is no longer up to date
Because those elected have no income or pension after they resign or after being removed by vote, the current regulation includes a pension. The magistrates receive this before they reach normal retirement age and until the end of their life. For this, they are not insured in the federal pension plan during their mandate.
With the postulate he not only wanted to have settled the issue of retroactive pensions, Hegglin emphasized. The Federal Council should propose a generally modern salary structure for magistrates.
Legend:
Former Federal Councilors receive a pension equal to half their salary, that is, around 220,000 francs. Later, Blocher had claimed it.
Keystone
The current salary and pension system has been in effect since 1989 and is outdated, according to the applicant. It no longer corresponds to the current labor market and living conditions. For example, it is no longer possible to equitably compensate replacement income to reduce pensions. Additionally, there are no provisions on treating lump sum withdrawals as replacement income.
