https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swiss-vote-back-13th-month-pension-payment-increase-2024-03-03/ZURICH, March 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland voted decisively to increase pension payments for the elderly in a referendum on Sunday, as concern over living costs and support for a stronger social safety net trumped questions about how to afford it.
Provisional official results published by the government showed over 58% of voters backed the extra pension, a 13th monthly payment per year, with less than 42% against, a more emphatic victory than final polls had suggested.
