Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has unveiled a package of measures to address a projected 600 million franc deficit in the federal budget for 2027, after parliament earlier this year scaled back her proposed savings plan by more than a third. The government intends to draw on reserves from well-funded public funds — including those for railway infrastructure and regional development — while cutting inflation compensation for federal employees by 30 million francs and trimming spending on administration, development aid, education, and agriculture by around 1 percent. The measures may prove difficult to pass: Swiss budget debates have consistently seen lobbying groups block cuts to nearly every line item, and the government has cautioned that the potential for further targeted savings is limited ahead of the annual parliamentary budget session in December.