Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a spouse working in the other spouse's business is excluded from child allowances under § 2 lit. b KZG despite earning AHV-pflichtigen wages.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The exclusion is unconstitutional and inapplicable insofar as the spouse earns massgebenden Lohn under Art. 5 Abs. 2 AHVG; such workers are entitled to child allowances.
Extrahierte Begründung
The distinction between work for the spouse and work for a third party lacks a sufficient objective basis when the employment is genuine and AHV-liable wages are paid. The risk of abuse remains controlled by the requirement of verifiable social-insurance contributions and employer audits.