Art. 29 Ordinance of November 7, 2007, on Financial Equalization and Cost Compensation (OFCC) - Cantonal Indicators

Cost compensation due to geo-topographical factors is carried out based on the following four indicators: a. altitude: the proportion of the permanent resident population living at more than 800 meters above sea level; b. terrain slope: the median altitude of productive areas according to the land area statistics; c. settlement structure: the proportion of the permanent resident population living outside the territory of main urban agglomerations (annex 10); d. low population density: total area in hectares per permanent resident according to the land area statistics.

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