Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the widow's survivor pension was exempt from cantonal and communal income tax under applicable international agreements.
Decisione estratta
No. The treaties and implementing arrangements exempt salaries, emoluments and certain capital benefits, but not retirement pensions or widow's pensions.
Motivazione estratta
The ordinary meaning of the treaty terms does not cover recurring pensions; where retirement benefits are exempted, the texts refer to capital payments only. The most-favoured-organization logic does not extend the exemption beyond the treaty text, and cantonal law grants exemption only to the extent provided by those agreements.