Swiss parliament approves 2025 budget

The Swiss parliament has finalised the 2025 federal budget. On Thursday, both chambers accepted the conciliation conference's proposal. The army will receive more resources, but this will be offset by cuts in international aid and federal personnel. Although the two chambers of parliament quickly agreed to increase spending on armaments by CHF530 million ($591 million) over the government's proposal of CHF2.7 billion, they were divided on how to offset this sum. Opinions were particularly divided on the cut to be made in foreign aid. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representatives initially wanted to cut CHF250 million from the international aid budget. The Senate, on the other hand, had drawn up a broader concept of compensation, which envisaged a cut of only CHF30 million in this area. + Swiss government requests billions for army The two chambers finally agreed on a cut of CHF110 million, divided between bilateral cooperation (minus CHF55 ...