ZURICH ¨C Switzerland goes to the polls on June 14 ?to vote on whether to cap its population at 10 million people in a referendum some have likened to a ¡°Swiss Brexit,¡± alarming many businesses who fear an economic blow should the proposal succeed.
Supporters of the cap, championed by the rightwing Swiss People¡¯s Party (SVP), say the expanding population is testing local infrastructure, roads and public transport to the limits, as well as driving up rents and crime.
Companies and employers, however, worry a ¡°yes¡± vote would limit Switzerland¡¯s access to skilled labor and damage relations with the European Union, its biggest export market.
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