Previous developments
To address the legal uncertainty relating to rent payments for business premises that had to close due to emergency regulations issued by the Federal Council to combat COVID-19, the Federal Council was asked to submit a draft act to Parliament reflecting the concerns of two identical motions from Parliament.
Given the controversy surrounding the act, in September 2020 the Federal Council submitted the dispatch for the proposed COVID-19 Business Rental Act to Parliament without asking for adoption of the federal act.
Parliamentary debates
Both competent preparatory committees of the National Council and the Council of States proposed to Parliament not to enter into discussions on the proposed COVID-19 Business Rental Act.