Army asked to cut costs
The army may have to reduce the duration of military service or close some military training grounds to save money.
Defence minister Ueli Maurer has asked army chief André Blattmann to study various cost-cutting strategies to comply with government’s recommendations on saving.
The defence ministry, which also covers sports and civil protection, could also cut up to 2,500 jobs.
Blattmann said the army was obliged to “reconsider everything”, even what has not been disputed until now. However, neutrality and obligatory military service are not on the line.
Maurer has also considered putting some, or even all, of the Tiger fighter jets out of service.
More
Switzerland, the promised land of coats of arms
More
Switzerland and EU reach deal on future bilateral relations
More
More than 58,000 Swiss sign petition for night trains
More
Swiss government rejects proposed super-rich inheritance tax
More
EU Commission president says Swiss-EU deal is ‘historic’ agreement
In compliance with the JTI standards
More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.