Swiss voters approve global minimum corporate tax, climate goals

FILE PHOTO: The snow-covered peaks of Bernese Oberland are seen behind Lake Zug and the city of Zug, Switzerland August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss voters voted on Sunday to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, public broadcaster SRF reported.

The results showed 79% of those who voted in Sunday's national referendum backed raising the country's business tax to the 15% global minimum rate from the current average minimum of 11%, while 59% supported the climate law.