https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss parliament will impose new levies on petrol prices, increasing the cost by up to 12 cents per litre. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200610/petrol-prices-in-switzerland-to-increase-by-up-to-12-cents-per-litre Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:16:15 +0200 petrol-prices-in-switzerland-to-increase-by-up-to-12-cents-per-litre A proposal currently being debated in the Council of States would see potentially significant increases to flight, petrol prices and heating costs across Switzerland in a bid to combat CO2 emissions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190924/petrol-flight-prices-set-to-increase-under-new-swiss-environmental-proposal Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:51:03 +0200 petrol-flight-prices-set-to-increase-under-new-swiss-environmental-proposal The price of petrol and diesel fuel for motor vehicles has dropped in Switzerland to its lowest level in four years, a new report says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141205/swiss-petrol-and-fuel-prices-hit-four-year-lows Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:49:00 +0100 swiss-petrol-and-fuel-prices-hit-four-year-lows Transport Minister Doris Leuthard has outlined plans for a new road fund to ease congestion in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140227/government-eyes-fuel-price-hike-to-pay-for-better-roads Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:05:00 +0100 government-eyes-fuel-price-hike-to-pay-for-better-roads