Swiss business backs proposed limit on federal staff costs

Three major Swiss business organisations are backing a popular initiative to impose limits on federal staffing costs. The Swiss Business Federation economiesuisse, the Swiss Trade Association and the Swiss Employers’ Association are supporting the initiative, partly due to the shortage of skilled workers. The Young Liberals political group and the three business associations promoted the initiative against a "bloated federal government". Economiesuisse director Monika Rühl described the…