Art. 55 Ordinance of November 7, 2007, on Financial Equalization and Cost Compensation (OPFCC) - Overall Assessment

Payments made under the compensation for hardship cases are carried out based on the overall assessment of the financial equalization reform and the distribution of tasks between the Confederation and the cantons (RPT).

The overall assessment of the RPT is equivalent to the estimation of the increase or decrease in the net financial burdens of the Confederation and the cantons, resulting, for the average of the years 2004 and 2005: a. from the Federal Decree of October 3, 2003, concerning the reform of financial equalization and the distribution of tasks between the Confederation and the cantons, b. from the Federal Act of October 6, 2006, concerning the adoption and amendment of acts within the framework of the reform of financial equalization and the distribution of tasks between the Confederation and the cantons, and c. from Arts. 3 to 9 and 23 PFCC.