Switzerland

Inheritance tax: the moral and economic balance sheet

By Jonas Follonier · February 25, 2023

Inheritance tax is a particularly questionable levy, although it has many supporters. At least, that's what can be gleaned from a 2014 book by the Liberal Institute offering a stimulating defense of the institution of inheritance.

Switzerland

Debate on the idea of a tax cut in the canton of Vaud

By Jean-David Ponci · 16 February 2023

Several Vaud institutions are launching a cantonal initiative proposing a 12% tax cut. Beyond the regional case, this initiative raises the question of the right tax rate. Philippe Miauton and Arnaud Bouverat debate the issue.

Policy

Switzerland and Europe: when taxes finance political Islam

By Jonas Follonier · 12 February 2023

Founder of the Forum for a Progressive Islam, Tunisian-born Zurich essayist Saïda Keller-Messahli is concerned about the presence of Islamism in Switzerland and Europe, even in state and international bodies. Interview.

Philosophy

Is the redistributive tax legitimate? The Rawls-Nozick debate

By Enzo Santacroce · 09 February 2023

While John Rawls defines the redistributive tax as an application of the principle of equity to compensate for inequalities between individuals, Robert Nozick likens it to forced labor. This twentieth-century controversy is still with us today. Regards croisés.