2025 budget and financial plan for 2026 to 2028. Major challenges remain

2025 budget and financial plan for 2026 to 2028. Major
challenges remain

During its meeting on 26 June 2024, the Federal Council approved the figures for the 2025 budget and the financial plan for 2026 to 2028. Major challenges remain.

Fiscal equalization: equalization payments for 2025

Fiscal equalization: equalization payments for 2025

The Federal Finance Administration has determined the cantons' equalization payments for 2025. Overall, they are up by CHF 284 million, or 4.8%, year on year, to reach a total of CHF 6.2 billion. The Confederation is to bear CHF 4.2 billion of this amount.

 

Strictly earmarked expenditure

Strictly earmarked expenditure

The Federal Council adopted the postulate report on managing restricted expenditure in the long term and making it more flexible. In this report, it sets out the development and cost drivers of strictly earmarked expenditure and shows ways of increasing flexibility when budgeting for restricted expenditure.

Long-term sustainability of public finances

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Long-term sustainability of public finances

The "2024 fiscal sustainability report for Switzerland" shows that public finances will come under increasing pressure until 2060. It focuses on the effects of demographic change. For the first time, the report also estimates the long-term financial impact of climate protection measures aimed at achieving the net-zero target.

Key topics

The rule not to spend more than you earn ensures a sustainable fiscal policy.

Debt brake

Publications

On this picture you can see some covers of a few publications of the Federal Finance Administration.

Various equalization mechanisms (e.g. resource equalization and cost compensation) reduce the cantonal differences and increase efficiency.

available in German, French and Italian

FFA vacancies

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Data portal

You can view graphical data series in our data portal. (Available in German, French and Italian.) 

Datas


Term
2047
Amount
221.670 mn
Return
0.616%

19.03.2024 / 2023 State indicators

Deficit/surplus ratio (% GDP)
0.5%
Tax-to-GDP ratio (% GDP)
27.2%
General government expenditure ratio (% GDP)
32.0%
Debt ratio (% GDP)
26.9%

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