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Former Federal Councilor Christoph Blocher retroactively receives 1.1 million Swiss francs of his pension from the Federal Council of the federal government. The Federal Council decided on Wednesday.
You will continue to receive part of your pension retroactively: Former Federal Councilor Christoph Blocher
(of) Since he was removed from his post as Federal Councilor in 2007, Christoph Blocher has not collected the 225,000 franc annual retirement pension to which he would have been entitled. Surprisingly, the billionaire subsequently demanded his Federal Council pension of 2.7 million francs this summer. The SVP politician explained the extent to which each Federal Councilor was entitled to his retirement pension. You are now 80 years old and have applied for the pension to which you are entitled for the past few years.
After Parliament’s finance delegation (FinDel) rejected this request, the Federal Council is back on the books. On Wednesday it decided that until there is a regulation that excludes subsequent payment, if an application is submitted, pensions should be paid retroactively for a maximum of five years. More claims would be rejected, according to a statement from the Federal Chancellery.
In making its decision, the Federal Council relies on two external legal opinions and an opinion from the Federal Office of Justice. He shares the opinion of the finance delegation that the retroactive payment of pensions does not correspond to the spirit and purpose of the regulation. However, in the opinion of the Federal Council, there is a legal right to subsequent payment of the pension within a statute of limitations of five years by virtue of the applicable provisions.
According to the Finance Delegation, the law and ordinance do not contain any provision in case a magistrate does not enforce his right to the payment of his retirement pension immediately after leaving office, but requests a retroactive payment at a later date. “If a retroactive right to a pension were affirmed in individual cases, this would have a detrimental effect on all the magistrates,” argued the Finance delegation.
Four years of mandate for a full pension
A former Federal Councilor’s pension is 50 percent of the income of a tenured Federal Councilor. If a federal councilor resigns, he will be entitled to a full pension after at least four years in office.
Provided that a former magistrate has earned or substitute income that, together with the pension, exceeds the annual salary of a practicing magistrate, the pension is reduced by the excess amount.
