On 27 October 2016, the Swiss Federal Council published a press release voicing its support of the Corporate Tax Reform (CTR) III package. CTR III was approved by parliament in June 2016 ({News-2016-06-16/P/5- previous coverage}), but is subject to a public referendum to be held 12 February 2017.
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Bern, 27.10.2016 - In a media conference on 27 October 2016, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer outlined the Federal Council's arguments in favour of adopting the third series of corporate tax re…