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Switzerland to raise VAT from 8% to 8.1% in 2018

  • Jun 8, 2013 | Richard Asquith

Switzerland to raise VAT from 8% to 8.1% in 2018

Both houses of the Swiss Parliament voted to raised the Swiss VAT rate from 8% to 8.1%.  It is intended as a temporary increase, to come into affect from 2018 to 2030.

The Swiss VAT rise is required to help meet the costs of a large improvement in the rail system, which is heavily used by commuters.  Plans to introduced an increase in rail fares was ruled out.

The Swiss VAT rate rose from 7.6% to 8% in 2011.  This too was intended as a temporary VAT rise following a national referendum.  There was also an attempt earlier in 2013 to reduce the number of Swiss VAT rates from 3 to 2 - but this was rejected.


VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara