Revised state pension law in force
The Federal Council enacted the fully revised National Pensions Act and associated ordinances on June 1, 2017.
With the modernization of the national pension law from 1982, it is made possible for the organs of the national economic supply (WL), it will be possible to continue to meet the diverse requirements of modern crisis preparedness in the future, according to the Federal Council's statement.
Private sector in focus
Proven principles and instruments of the WL, such as cooperation between the economy and the state, the principles of subsidiarity and militia, and compulsory stockpiling, would be retained. The economy would continue to play a central role in both precautionary measures and crisis management. If necessary, the federal government would only intervene in a supporting role.
The federal government will now concretize the business sector's contribution to increasing the resilience of vital supply infrastructures in close cooperation and coordination with the affected companies, according to the May 10 statement. The focus will be on ensuring the production, processing and delivery readiness of private companies. In any case, however, voluntary measures by the economy to strengthen resilience should continue to take precedence over any state intervention, Bern writes.
