Economic circles are calling for it on the Federal Council on Thursday to continue negotiations with the United States. To cope with the rate of 39% now applied to the essentials of Swiss exports to the country of Uncle Sam, Economiesuisse also demands a train of measures to strengthen the Swiss economic place.
“They (customs duties, editor’s note) strongly weaken the international competitiveness of our companies on the American market, compromise long -standing commercial relations and have seriously endanger thousands of jobs,” is alarmed by the Federation of Swiss Businesses.
Required softenings
The uarmness of the SWISSMEM technological industry evokes a de facto “agony” sector in the event of maintaining the rate of punitive taxation at the entrance to the United States, “especially in view of the customs duties much lower for competition from the EU and Japan”.
The organization takes the opportunity to publish a list in ten points of proposals aimed at improving the framework conditions for the entire export industry, between extension of partial unemployment, incentives for innovation, ceiling on wage costs, relaxation of climatic requirements or even softening the law on the export of war materials.
