Swiss lawmakers are proposing a tax on foreigners who drive through the country en route to other destinations. The government warns of complex implementation and high costs, and one expert doubts the usefulness of the tax. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Senators have had enough of private transit traffic clogging up Swiss roads. "The traffic keeps growing and growing, and it's getting out of hand," stated Heidi Z'Graggen, a centre-right parliamentarian. + Mass tourism: “We feel like employees in a theme park” Stefan Engler, a Graubünden Senator from the Centre Party sees no end in sight: "When I imagine how traffic will increase in the coming years, it's quite frightening,” he told Swiss public broadcaster SRF. The Senate has backed a proposal by Swiss People’s Party parliamentarian Marco Chiesa. It calls on the government to impose a transit tax on all foreign nationals crossing Switzerland in their private car, camper, or motorcycle—"without a ...
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