The cost of Switzerland’s federal government, including elections and referenda, comes to CHF 233 million annually, according to a calculation by RTS.
This figure can be broken down into CHF 106 million to run the Federal Assembly, made up of the 200-seat National Council (parliament) and the 46-seat Council of States (upper house), CHF 17 million to run the 7-member Federal Council (executive), CHF 56 million to run the Federal Chancellery and CHF 54 million to run elections and referenda.
Dividing the CHF 233 million total by Switzerland’s 5.4 million registered voters comes out at 43 francs per voter per year.
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