From December 2027, the Hochrhein-Bodensee-Express will provide a new connection from Basel via Waldshut to Schaffhausen and on to Constance and St. Gallen. This new line will improve the connection from Schaffhausen to southern Germany and the economic areas of Basel and St. Gallen.
The widening of the A4 between Kleinandelfingen and Winterthur will begin in 2025. This will improve Schaffhausen's connection to the national highway network.
Following the Swiss electorate’s approval of conforming to the OECD/G20 minimum taxation policy in June of 2023, the Schaffhausen electorate approved a partial revision to the cantonal tax law on November 19, 2023, with 77.6 percent of voters in favor. This revision will go into effect on January 1, 2024.
