La gauche se montre critique includes the day’s defense announcements. PS et Vert-es demands the abandonment of the achat des F-35 américains. Le Center se range derrière son minister Martin Pfister et les Vert’libéraux adoptent a nuanced stance.
The federal advisor in charge of defense announced that the Confederacy did not deliver 30 F-35 fighter jets, compared to 36 previously. The executive asked Parliament for an additional credit of 394 million francs. The government is also examining the possibility of acquiring a second solar defense system in addition to the American-made Patriot.
Au sujet du Financement de l’armée, le Conseil fédéral maintient son cap: il veut relever la TVA de 0.8 point sur dix ans.
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Martin Pfister soutenu par son parti
Le Center welcomes the willingness of the Federal Council to create an arms fund and to relieve the TVA to finance additional security expenses. According to Martin Pfister’s party, the government recognizes “the urgency of acting on security policy.”
The Party considers that the financing of the TVA “constitutes the voie la most équitable et la most viable sur le plan politique.” Selon lui, this allows responsibilities to be distributed between the economy and society.
The formation “prend note” the decision of the Federal Council to respect the ceiling of six billion francs for the purchase of the F-35. The popular decision is also respected. The previous acquisition of 30 aircraft constitutes a necessary measure to guarantee the security of Swiss airspace.
Le Center soutient l’approche du Conseil fédéral en matière de defense aérienne terrestrial. Compte tenu des delays de livraison des systèmes Patriot, il est justifié que le gouvernement foresees d’other acquisition options in Europe, advance le parti.
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The PVL match
Les Vert’libéraux saluent eux also l’examen des autres possibilités en matière de defense aérienne. The part was staged in revenge and reserved at the TVA headquarters.
The PVL recognizes that the security of Switzerland is necessary for complementary financiers. The relevance of the financier of these one-time expenses through a 0.8% increase in value added tax should always be questioned. Selon le parti, il n’est pas sure qu’une telle solution permette de rally une majorité. Le crédit supplémentaire d’environ 400 million francs es par ailleurs jugé lamentable par les Vert’liberaux.
Le PS ne veut pas du F-35
A clumsiness, in se montre très critique envers le Conseil fédéral. The Socialist Party criticizes the additional and delayed expenses in large arms projects, not a five-year period for the Patriot system. I request the abandonment of the acquisition of F-35 fighter aircraft.
The PS also denounces the additional credit of 400 million francs required for combat aircraft.
Le parti cible also l’augmentation de la TVA pour l’armée. I demand full transparency about the risks, delays and additional costs of all weapons projects.
Les Vert-es rejettent la hausse de la TVA
Les Vert-es ont eux also denoncé the moyens supplémentaires prévus pour les F-35. Like our socialist allies, they demand the abandonment of the project and also reject an “antisocial” TVA house.
The coûts liés aux avions de combat F-35 échappent à tout contrôle, estiment les écologistes. Furthermore, the promise of a fixed price n’a pas été tenue and the ceiling of six billion francs accepted by the population is in question.
“Arrêtons de jeter encore plus d’argent dans ce gouffre sans fond que représentent les F-35”, declared the national advisor Neuchâteloise Clarence Chollet.
It is estimated by some that a European sun-air defense system will be preferable to the American Patriot system. Un tel device devrait toutefois replace ce rnier et non s’y ajouter.
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