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Lausanne, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – People who did not pay their taxes, which have in the end been written off as a loss by the communes concerned, cost Lausanne CHF8 million and communes in Vaud CHF14m in 2007, reports 24 Heures.
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Geneva, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Geneva’s leaders and its police continue to be at odds over work issues, including the unsettled problem of how much overtime pay the police should receive for the Euro 2008 football championship.
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Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – When Geneva’s police go on strike, they do it gently. Their slowdown dating to last week continues in protest against the canton’s decision not to pay them a Euro 2008 football cup bonus for overtime.
