SwitzerlandÉtat social, travail et vie quotidienne 33 · Welfare, work and everyday life
In many communes, for example in the whole canton of Vaud, you pay a fee on every rubbish bag. What is the idea behind this fee?
In the exam (French)
Dans de nombreuses communes, par exemple dans tout le canton de Vaud, on paie une taxe sur chaque sac poubelle. Quelle est l'idée derrière cette taxe ?
- aIt replaces the communal tax.Elle remplace l'impôt communal.
- bWhoever produces more waste pays more.Celui qui produit plus de déchets paie plus.Correct answer
- cIt is used to finance the AVS (old-age and survivors' insurance).Elle sert à financer l'AVS.
- dIt applies only to businesses, not to households.Elle concerne seulement les entreprises, pas les ménages.
Why?
The bag fee (taxe au sac) follows the polluter-pays principle: whoever produces more waste pays more. It is meant to encourage people to reduce waste and to sort out what can be recycled.
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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