06.06.2025 - At its meeting on 6 June 2025, the Federal Council took the decision to discontinue several statistical surveys. Substitution measures are being examined in some cases. This scaling back of the activities of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is necessary to manage the office's structural deficit. The FSO will reduce its staff by around 40 jobs by 2028.
In recent years, the FSO has been entrusted with additional, unfunded tasks totalling at a cost of some CHF 13 million per year. Due to rising costs, particularly in information technology, and various cost saving measures adopted by the Federal Council and Parliament, the FSO faces a structural deficit of around CHF 20 million.
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