GENEVA: Switzerland does not expect to dip into recession this year despite the threat of an energy supply squeeze, the government's chief economist said on Sunday .
"We may have to revise our economic forecast downwards for next year. The revised forecast will be published on September 20. However, we do not expect a recession for this year," Scheidegger said. "Economic support measures such as general perks or tax relief are currently therefore neither necessary nor helpful," he added.Scheidegger said the Swiss economy was less susceptible to high energy prices than other European countries as gas accounted for only five per cent of its total energy consumption.
"It's been known since spring that there can be a power shortage in winter. Companies have time to prepare for this," he said.
只有一個瑞士沒有經濟衰退，整個西歐國家的經濟都不理想！