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The abolition of the imputed rental value is on the brink. The unification conference must now deal with the proposal. That will be difficult – because the Council of States and the National Council represent opposite positions.
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- The settlement conference must deal with the abolition of the imputed rental value.
- The National Council will completely abolish the imputed rental value and confirmed this on Monday with 115 votes to 74 and six abstentions.
- The Council of States wants to abolish the imputed rental value only for first homes. There is also disagreement when it comes to deducting interest on debts.
- The unification conference now has no easy task due to the diametrically opposed positions.
The settlement conference must deal with the abolition of the imputed rental value. However, the positions of the National Council and the Council of States are so far apart that a solution seems difficult. This was the result of the last round of consultations in the National Council.
The National Council will completely abolish the imputed rental value and confirmed this on Monday with 115 votes to 74 and six abstentions.
Property tax for owner-occupied second homes?
In order to avoid expenses, especially in tourist regions, he proposes a new property tax for owner-occupied second homes.
However, the National Council only wants to decide on the proposal for this tax once it is clear what the unification conference has requested. With 160 votes to 30, he approved a corresponding proposal from Thomas Aeschi (SVP/ZG) on Monday.
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“Second homes are a luxury problem”
A bourgeois minority around Beat Walti (FDP/ZH) only wanted to exclude first homes from imputed rental value taxation and thus clean up the template. Walti justified this with the resistance to the exemption of second homes. A first home is also a basic need, whereas a second home is not. “A second home, on the other hand, is a luxury problem.”
The Council of States wants to abolish the imputed rental value only for first homes. There is also disagreement when it comes to deducting interest on debts. Last week, the Council of States did not want to accept compromise proposals from the National Council.
The abolition of the control of the imputed rental value is a long-running political issue and it is controversial. The proposal, which was initiated in the Council of States seven years ago, is now being submitted to the Unification Conference. This is not an easy task given the diametrically opposed positions.
