"With this tax, it would be up to companies to weigh up advantages and disadvantages of hiring foreign workers," said Thierry Burkart, president of the Liberal Radical Party.
SVP deputy Andrea Caroni argued that foreigners who come to Switzerland take advantage of the country's excellent infrastructure and other benefits, and should therefore pay for it.
This is based on an earlier proposal, by Swiss economist Reiner Eichenberger, who estimated that 'based on the costs to Switzerland and the benefits to immigrants, residence taxes of 5,000 francs annually are justifiable.'
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