I'm not really convinced the parliament should recognize bitcoins as a currency like e.g. CHF, USD. What advantages would this recognition provide aside from having recognition from a parliament? Less taxes?
Also, wouldn't it be enough if the parliament recognizes it as a legal asset or commodity (like gold, silver, etc.)?
Commodity would not be desriable as you would have to pay VAT on it (except for gold in bullions). So if you sell me your cake for BTC we would both have to pay VAT. This would basically kill legal BTC trade in Switzerland. And yes, I think it is very desirable to have legal clarity. No medium to big businesses would want to sell things for BTC if it is not properly defined how to handle it.