Swiss government committee proposes tripling taxes for foreign students

New students at the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) from abroad will have to pay three times more taxes. The responsible committee of the House of Representatives took this decision by 21 votes to three, stating this would allow the EPFL to benefit from a higher budget in the coming years. As part of the proposal on the promotion of education, research and innovation 2025-2028, the Swiss Federal Council is also proposing a reduction of CHF100 million ($110 million) in the contribution to the institute’s domain in 2025. +Elite Swiss university plans to limit places for foreign students In this context, the commission for science, education and culture of the House of Representatives is considering various options, as announced on Friday. It has chosen to tax foreigners three times higher than Swiss nationals. A minority group demanded that these taxes be increased by three to five times more. Another minority group, however, wants to keep the current measures of the ...