Jakob Stark
SwitzerlandpoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Jakob Stark is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council representing the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He recently gained attention for proposing a maximum salary cap of 5 million Swiss francs for major banks, arguing that it reflects public sentiment against excessive earnings in the financial sector.
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Jakob Stark expressed skepticism about the proposed AT1 bonds and their implications.
Wie viel Eigenkapital ist genug?Switzerland· 2026-09-17
Jakob Stark advocates for a construction offensive to save cultural land.
Wie die Schweiz die Wohnungskrise bewältigen will: ein MassnahmencheckSwitzerland· 2026-06-22
Jakob Stark, a member of the SVP, called for a regulation cost brake and has been active in the Nationalrat.
Das Parlament will die Unternehmen entlastenSwitzerland· 2026-06-03
Jakob Stark is a national councilor and part of the political landscape surrounding FC St. Gallen.
Warum der Ostschweizer Fussballklub systemrelevant istSwitzerland· 2026-05-27
Jakob Stark is a Thurgau SVP councilor who proposed a salary cap in the banking sector.
Es gibt keine Lohndeckel für die UBS-ChefsSwitzerland· 2025-12-16Jakob Stark is a Swiss politician who suggested delaying the motion proposed by Mathilde Crevoisier.
Vorstoss zu Chlorhühnern bringt Bürgerliche ins DilemmaSwitzerland· 2025-12-09
Jakob Stark is a member of the SVP and comments on the federal budget situation.
Schlafwagen nach Malmö: Subventionen und SteuerpolitikSwitzerland· 2025-12-07
Jakob Stark is a member of the Ständerat who criticized the funding for the Nightjet train.
Neue Nightjet-Züge von SBB und ÖBB bringen mehr Komfort von Zürich nach HamburgSwitzerland· 2025-12-04
Jakob Stark, the commission president, discusses options for financing increased military spending.
Finanzdebatte: Plötzlich wackelt die SchuldenbremseSwitzerland· 2025-12-01
Jakob Stark is the President of the Finance Commission in the Swiss Senate.
Steuererhöhung für Armee und AHV? Bundesrat will bald entscheidenSwitzerland· 2025-11-28
Jakob Stark, a member of the Thurgau cantonal council, opposed the motion for coordinated hospital lists.
Spitalplanung in der Ostschweiz. Vier Kantone arbeiten zusammenSwitzerland· 2025-11-13
Jakob Stark won the 14th Parliamentary Jass tournament.
Was das Kartenspiel über die Schweiz verrätSwitzerland· 2025-11-04
Jakob Stark is a member of the National Council who is currently presiding over the finance commission.
Direkte Demokratie kann ins Geld gehenSwitzerland· 2025-10-05
Jakob Stark is a member of the Thurgau SVP and proposed a cap on bank executives' salaries.
Nationalrat will keinen Lohndeckel für UBS-ChefsSwitzerland· 2025-09-08
Jakob Stark is a member of the Thurgau SVP and proposed a motion for a salary cap at banks.
Lohndeckel für UBS-Chefs dürfte im Parlament durchfallenSwitzerland· 2025-08-20
Jakob Stark highlighted the need for proportionality in disaster response measures.
Ständerat spricht 5 Millionen FrankenSwitzerland· 2025-06-10
Jakob Stark criticized the notion of compromise in the Ständerat during the debate on hydropower projects.
Ständerat schränkt Beschwerderecht der Umweltverbände einSwitzerland· 2025-06-05
Jakob Stark is a Thurgauer SVP-Ständerat who proposed a salary cap for UBS.
Lohndeckel für UBS-Chefs dürfte im Parlament durchfallenSwitzerland· 2025-04-15Jakob Stark is the current Ständerat from Thurgau who transitioned from journalism to politics.
Journalisten sind heute nur noch selten gleichzeitig PolitikerSwitzerland· 2025-04-07
Jakob Stark is a Thurgau SVP member of the Ständerat who proposed a salary cap for systemically relevant banks.
Der Lohndeckel von 5 Millionen für UBS-Chefs ist wohl nicht wörtlich gemeintSwitzerland· 2025-03-19
Jakob Stark is a member of the Swiss Federal Council who proposed a motion to cap bank salaries at 5 million francs.
UBS-Chef Sergio Ermotti bekommt 14,9 Millionen Franken Lohn für 2024Switzerland· 2025-03-17
Jakob Stark proposed a motion in the Swiss Parliament for a salary cap for bankers.
Ermottis Lohn und die Schweiz als globaler Finanzplatz: Was wenn UBS wegzieht?Switzerland· 2025-03-17
Jakob Stark proposed a motion to cap bank salaries at 5 million francs.
Wer über den Bonus des UBS-Chefs entscheidetSwitzerland· 2025-03-15
Jakob Stark is a Thurgau SVP member of the Ständerat who proposed the motion for a salary cap for banks.
Lohndeckel für die UBS: Retourkutsche der PolitikSwitzerland· 2025-03-13
