The expenses of Swiss civil servants added up to CHF 121.7 million ($122 million) last year,according to the SonntagsBlick newspaper. Counting the 34800 full-time positions in the federal administration in 2016, that level of spending amounts to nearly CHF3500 per civil servant. The biggest spender is the defence ministry, and with an bill of CHF45.18 million. The head of the armed forces on Saturday apologised and said a culture shift was required in military ranks. Next in line are the foreign affairs and finance ministry,spending CHF29.6 million and CHF18.6 million respectively. Diplomats and finance ministry officials occupy the highest travel-related expenses, The expenses of government employees are high relative to the private sector, and according to the newspaper. It points out that a company with 750 employees,the majority of which incur travel and entertainment costs in Switzerland, expects average per capita expenses of CHF733. The private sector figures are ...
Source: swissinfo.ch