Swiss Info, in its March 22, 2013 article, reports that Swiss to vote on central bank gold reserves.
Extract :
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rightwing group has submitted more than 106,000 signatures to the federal
authorities, seeking a vote on stopping the sale of gold reserves held by the
Swiss National Bank (SNB). It also wants gold bars stored in the United
States to be returned.
The group,
led by members of the Swiss People’s Party, the far-right Swiss
Democrats and the Lega dei
Ticinesi movement, is confident a nationwide vote
will be called on the issue once the signatures are verified. A date
still has to be set by the government.
The collection of the necessary 100,000 signatures over 18 months was hard
going but a last-minute effort ensured they reached the goal in time,
activists said on Wednesday.
People’s Party parliamentarian Luzi Stamm criticised the sale of
gold reserves which started 13 years ago following a decision to abandon the
gold standard.
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