The cantonal council approved the reintroduction of the hardship clause at second reading by 136 votes to 29. The aim is to prevent situations in which homeowners have to sell their home due to rising imputed rental values and tax burdens. This was triggered by a Federal Supreme Court ruling that overturned the previous legal basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Finance Director Ernst Stocker subsequently deleted the old clause, but applied for a new transitional regulation until the imputed rental value is completely abolished. Following the referendum in September to abolish the imputed rental value, the regulation will only be in place for a few more years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Political controversy<\/strong> The government council still has to decide on Stocker’s transitional regulation. Both measures, the hardship clause and the transitional regulation, only apply until the anticipated abolition of the imputed rental value in 2027 or 2028. Zurich is thus sending a clear signal for a socially responsible property policy during the transitional phase of the tax reform.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Zurich Cantonal Council has once again approved the hardship clause for the imputed rental value. It is intended to protect owners from financial overload until the imputed rental value is finally abolished in a few years’ time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12481,12476,12487,22433,12493],"tags":[12601,12525,12526,12528,52056,12930],"class_list":["post-143947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-en","category-immonews","category-regions-en","category-trends-en","category-region-zurich-en","tag-eigenmietwert-en","tag-immoinvest-en","tag-immonews-en","tag-news-en","tag-steuerreform-en","tag-wohneigentum-en","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":"","lead":"The Zurich Cantonal Council has once again approved the hardship clause for the imputed rental value. It is intended to protect owners from financial overload until the imputed rental value is finally abolished in a few years' time.","autor":"Quelle Swissinfo","ort":"","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
While there was broad support, the Greens, AL and EVP rejected the model. They criticized the fact that tax relief does not have to be repaid in the event of inheritance and saw this as unequal treatment compared to tenants. However, the corresponding repayment proposal was clearly defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n