On 14 June 2017, the National Council discussed a federal decree granting a loan for the complete renewal of information and communication technology (ICT) for the Federal Customs Administration (FCA).
According to the Dispatch of 15 February 2017 on financing the modernisation and digitisation of the Federal Customs Administration (DaziT programme) (transaction 17.021), the aim is to enable comprehensive organisational modernisation and digitisation of the FCA, in particular a considerable simplification of border formalities and significant efficiency gains within and outside the administration.
The National Council (first chamber) approved the proposal at its meeting on 14 June 2017 and passed a resolution that differs from that of the Federal Council. According to this resolution, it would like to build in a security by splitting the first tranche into two tranches, of which the second tranche will only be released if certain questions regarding process specifications, requirements, cost estimates and deadlines can be answered after implementation of the first tranche.
The minutes of the meeting and the voting results are available here.
