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![Sports Minister Viola Amherd presents the rescue package for Swiss professional sports on Wednesday.]()
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Sports Minister Viola Amherd presents the rescue package for Swiss professional sports on Wednesday.
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![200 million flow into football.]()
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200 million flow into football.
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![150 million will be made available to ice hockey.]()
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150 million will be made available to ice hockey.
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![A further 150 million francs should flow to popular sports.]()
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A further 150 million francs should flow to popular sports.
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The Federal Council wants to support Swiss sport with a package worth millions. Up to CHF 350 million is available for loans to football and ice hockey clubs, and 150 million for mass sports. But the money for professional sports has given rise to talk in view of the high sports salaries.
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“There are hardly any football millionaires in Switzerland,” CVP Federal Councilor Viola Amherd told the CH Media newspapers with conviction. You have to think about promoting young people, she explains. The situation is also not to be compared with abroad.
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Amherd does not accept the criticism that footballers get millions while nursing staff have to be satisfied with clapping. “Such a cross-comparison is not appropriate.” Ultimately, the hospitals could have benefited from the federal support measures.
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Loans with conditions
When it comes to sports, politicians have tied tax money to certain conditions, continued Amherd. “Existing wages must be frozen, and this will need to be reduced by 20 percent over the next three years,” emphasized Amherd.
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The clubs would also have to make an effort themselves, such as establishing a security fund. It cannot be that you just live from hand to mouth, the sports minister emphasizes. In future, a certain amount of equity will be needed so that professional clubs can help themselves in times of crisis.
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