{"id":124819,"date":"2021-07-31T16:56:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T16:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/incontro-a-berna-fra-i-vertici-della-confederazione-e-losce\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T08:24:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T08:24:17","slug":"meeting-in-bern-between-the-heads-of-the-confederation-and-the-oecd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/meeting-in-bern-between-the-heads-of-the-confederation-and-the-oecd\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting in Bern between the heads of the Confederation and the OECD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meeting in Bern between the heads of the Confederation and the OECD<\/h1>\n

Guy Parmelin and Ueli Maurer on taxation with Mathias Cormann, new Secretary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development<\/em><\/h3>\n

On July 29 in Bern, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, and Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer met Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
\nThe talks focused on the new vision for the future of the OECD, to which Switzerland has actively contributed.
\nAt the bilateral level, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer also reiterated Switzerland’s demands regarding the future taxation of companies.
\nWithin the framework of this working meeting, Mathias Cormann, who took office on June 1, had an exchange of views with both Federal Councillors on various current issues concerning the Organization.
\nThe Swiss authorities took the opportunity to underline the good cooperation that exists between Bern and the Organization and the desire to continue along this path with the new Secretary General.<\/p>\n

Comprehensive corporate taxation: Swiss yes, but with strings attached<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Delegations of the OECD and the Swiss Confederation meet in Bern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Interest in Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch’s vision<\/h4>\n

There was particular discussion of the OECD’s new vision, an initiative launched by Secretary of State Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch in November 2019 at a meeting of the Global Strategy Group she chaired.
\nIn this new vision, member countries reaffirmed their emphasis on the founding principles of the OECD, namely democracy based on the rule of law and human rights and the principles of an open and transparent market economy.
\nThe document will be adopted by ministers in October 2021 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the OECD. The President of the Swiss Confederation also highlighted the quality and usefulness of the analyses and recommendations in the OECD’s new economic report on Switzerland, which will be published at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Taxation, sixteen fields of action for the Switzerland of the future<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taxation remains a topic of discussion between Switzerland, the OECD and the G20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many challenges in international tax policy<\/h4>\n

Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer met with Secretary General Mathias Cormann to discuss current and future challenges in international tax policy.
\nDuring the meeting, he reiterated the conditions under which Switzerland has accepted the basic principles of the Inclusive Framework: Switzerland expects concrete measures to take due account of the interests of small and innovative countries.
\nIn addition, it must be ensured that the member states apply the rules uniformly and that the right balance between tax rate and basis of assessment is found for minimum taxation.<\/p>\n

Towards measures for a competitive Swiss economy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n