A Swiss popular initiative has been launched that calls for limits to be imposed on federal staffing costs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Federal staffing expenditure should not rise by more than the Swiss median wage, the initiative text states. The popular initiative was launched by the Young Liberals and is backed by several political parties. The text of the initiative "For a fair balance between the federal administration and the population (administrative brake)" was published in the Federal Gazette on Tuesday. The committee now has until October 14, 2027 to collect the 100,000 valid signatures required to bring the initiative to fruition. The initiative demands that the personnel expenditure of the federal administration should not grow faster in percentage terms than the Swiss median wage. Administrative tasks that are outsourced should also be included. The Federal Institutes of Technology and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and ...
