| [ EnglishOnly ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): pick (BritishBob) 날 짜 (Date): 2000년 10월 29일 일요일 오후 10시 53분 49초 제 목(Title): Swiss town: We're too rich A Swiss town has decided to cut its taxes for two years because it has too much money in its coffers. With the town council sitting on 66 million Swiss francs in capital and 43 million francs in reserve, officials decided on Friday to lower taxes from 85% to 45%. The town has spent millions on sports facilities, three swimming pools and state-of-the-art schools - the council felt it had more money than it could spend. Juerg Daniel Matthys, an artist who lives in Freienbach, said he was pleased with the decision, but that there were drawbacks to living in such a wealthy town. "It's great to have low taxes", he said. "But in another way, it's a problem, because the houses are very expensive." Freienbach is 30 km from Zurich. "Most of the people who live here work in Zurich", said Mr Matthys. "A lot of bankers live here. It's not a poor region." Billionaire banker Martin Ebner is among the town's taxpayers. He and his BZ bank are based in Freienbach and account for much of its wealth. |