Mehrwertsteuer-Satz 6,5%
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über einen Beitrag zur Gesundung der Bundesfinanzen
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
57.7% yes
- Cantons: 18 for, 5 against
- Turnout 45.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 21 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 66.4%, Turnout 48%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 65.8%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 64.7%, Turnout 49%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 62.6%, Turnout 48%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 61.2%, Turnout 49%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 60.8%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.5%, Turnout 48%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 59.8%, Turnout 37%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 58.8%, Turnout 46%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 58.2%, Turnout 40%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 58.1%, Turnout 46%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 58.0%, Turnout 69%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 56.7%, Turnout 47%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 55.5%, Turnout 53%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 55.1%, Turnout 42%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.9%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.7%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.7%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 53.5%, Turnout 43%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 52.9%, Turnout 41%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 51.5%, Turnout 42%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 49.4%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 46.3%, Turnout 41%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 46.0%, Turnout 39%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 42%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 43%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking60.6% yes
- French-speaking49.2% yes
- Ticino46.0% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Public finances
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Erhöhung des Treibstoffzolls
7 March 1993 · ✓ Accepted · 23 of 26 cantons the same
- Neuordnung der Bundesfinanzen (Einführung Mehrwertsteuer)
2 June 1991 · ✗ Rejected · 8 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Deckung der Rüstungsausgaben
6 July 1952 · ✗ Rejected · 7 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen den Missbrauch des Bankgeheimnisses und der Bankenmacht»
20 May 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 5 of 26 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.