Compulsory service for all, a tax on million-dollar inheritances, more indirect subsidies for media publishers: the Swiss electorate can vote on these three national issues on November 30, the government said on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The popular initiative "For a social climate policy – fairly financed through taxation (Initiative for a future)" by the youth section of the Social Democratic Party (JUSO) is likely to be the most talked about in the referendum campaign. It calls for a tax of 50% on estates of over CHF50 million ($63 million). The revenue should go to the federal government and cantons and be invested in climate protection. In addition, it is calling for measures to prevent tax avoidance, particularly in relation to emigration. The fact that the tax would be due immediately after a yes vote had already triggered lively discussions about emigration from Switzerland a year ago. The bill did not stand a chance in parliament.
