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Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change

by Jamey Keaten
| June 13, 2021 12:03 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases, as their Alpine country experiences an outsized impact from the fallout of climate change.

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