365 Swiss francs – so much for the Radio and TV tax every year. Since 2019, in principle, each household has to fork out the Serafe fee. Even those who prepare no receivers in the house. However, this can be by the end of 2023 by the application of the levy release.
Since last year, have already made thousands of this so-called Opting-out of use: Currently, the Federal office for communications (Ofcom) is “5151-exempt households after an approved Opt-out request,” as spokeswoman Silvia Canova declared to VIEW.
This means, however, A budget needs to dispense ready-to-receive devices. Only television or Radio, but also Smartphones, Computer, Laptops, Tablet, car radio as well as cable or Internet connection are not included.
376 budget controls – 36 Serafe-sinners
The hurdle for the Serafe exemption is so high. And black – and -listeners be warned: The control may enter the premises-exempt households at any time, to check, whether the exemption conditions are actually complied with. For the controls, Ofcom has 6.8 full-time positions available.
And these are also used: 376 budget-checks have been carried out for 2019 so far and 36 Serafe-sinners get caught. For the Speeding that goes on quite a bit, threatening but fines of up to 5000 francs.
Corona-period for black more
Who denied the Ofcom officials access to a house search is even threatened. “House searches are carried out only as a last resort, the police may be called upon to support-beige”, so Ofcom spokeswoman Canova. Such a requirement was not previously necessary.
Potential Serafe-sinners can currently breathe a sigh of relief also. You can get a Corona-period. “Since the Federal Council has declared the “extraordinary situation” for Switzerland, are not carried out any checks,” said Canova. How long the waiver lasts, don’t be predictable. “The controls are expected to be suspended so long as the exceptional situation persists.”
measures against Coronavirus
The Federal Council ranks at 16. In March, the Situation in Switzerland according to a new extraordinary location epidemic law. It allows the Federal Council, in all the cantons of uniform measures to be arranged. Previously, he has informed the cantons on this step. From the age of 17. March, at midnight, the following rules apply:
Public and private events are prohibited. All the shops, Restaurants and Bars are up on the 19. April 2020 closed. The same applies to entertainment and leisure establishments such as museums, libraries, cinemas, concert and theatre houses, sports centres, swimming pools and ski resorts are closed. Likewise, plants are being closed, in which the
keep a safe distance cannot be maintained, such as hairdressing salons or cosmetic studios. Except under others food stores and the health facilities. The supply of the entire population with food, medicines and Goods of daily use is assured: There are plenty of created supplies. Food shops, Take-aways, staff canteens, delivery services for meals and pharmacies will remain open, as will gas stations, railway stations, banks, post offices, Hotels, public administration and social facilities. Also workshops for the means of transport can remain open. Entry into Switzerland is drastically restricted to the boundary, introduced controls. To support the cantons in the hospitals, in terms of logistics and in the area of security, the Federal Council has approved the use of up to 8000 members of the army. The civil protection is offered. The Federal Council continues to call on all citizens: “keep your distance can save lives!” The Federal Council dispensed with for the time being lock to a General output. The spread of the Coronavirus is from the curb, he has tightened rules for the contact. Groups of more than five passenger buses of 100 Swiss francs per Person threaten. Employers in the construction industry and in the industry are also required, the recommendations of the Federal government to Hygiene and to the distance to keep. Companies that do not comply should be closed. The economy gets more money: With 32 billion Swiss francs, the Federal Council decides on probably the biggest economic stimulus package of Swiss history. A total of about 40 billion francs are available.
The validity period of short-time working will be extended from 3 to 6 months. Thus, the number of requests can be minimized, and thus, the approval process can be accelerated. The deadline for pre-registration for short-time work is eliminated entirely.
In the reporting requirement be repealed, all of the associated duties and obligations for employers and the public employment service temporarily. Thus, the recruitment processes, for example, for medical personnel to facilitate the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture or logistics.
In the case of unemployment insurance is to dispense with the submission of the proof of work efforts. The insured Person must submit proof of worker’s efforts, but no later than one month after the expiry of the COVID-19-regulation 2.
in Order to avoid dowry payments, all persons to be entitled to a maximum of 120 additional daily allowances.
an employer may use for the payment of the employee contributions to occupational Pension schemes temporarily the geäufneten employer contribution reserves. This measure is designed to make it easier for employers to bridge liquidity bottlenecks. For the work, the measure will take no effect.
The Federal Council has also decided to add a licensing requirement for the export of medical protective equipment to introduce.
exemption conditions rarely
met The subject recently, the Thurgauer SVP-member of the Parliament Hermann Lei (47), who had called in the right-wing conservative publication “Swiss time” to the “cheerful fees strike” against the Billag-the successor to Serafe applied had.
Oblique: the Lei itself is one of the tax-exempt and does not pay Serafe fee. His justification: “phone, Computer, etc. are only then ready to receive devices, if you have installed programs which allow a reception as you would for a TV, so, for example, Swisscom TV, Zattoo, and the like. This is not the case with me.”
it was so clearly the case, but it is not. As Ofcom sets out the framework for mobile phone and Computer owners very closely: “It is true, without Internet access for a Computer or only with Sprachabo for Smartphone and any other Internet access or Wi – Fi you free, provided you have a other possibility for the reception of Radio or television programmes,” said Canova. “These conditions are fulfilled in our experience, virtually never. There are exceptions, otherwise, no.”
Thus, it remains open whether a lawyer Lei meets the requirements effectively. Because on demand of VIEW, he wanted to take no position more. At the Moment, the SVP must have a man but eh, no fear, control your about to join him on the Mat.
> so Far, no prosecutions
