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Swiss to vote on pensions, retirement age
A proposal to gradually raise the retirement age from 65 to 66 looks set to fail, but a second proposal seeking to boost pension payments could squeak through.
This photograph taken on February 29, 2024 in Lausanne, western Switzerland, shows an electoral board reading in French: "Our pension is no longer enough" in favor of a boost to pension payments, ahead of two national referendums on retirement initiatives. AFP photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Switzerland, with an ageing population facing an ever-swelling cost of living, is holding referendums Sunday on two initiatives which would reshape pensioners' lives in different ways.
A proposal to