Act on Withholding Tax
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Verrechnungssteuer (Verrechnungssteuergesetz, VStG) (Stärkung des Fremdkapitalmarkts)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
48% yes
- Turnout 51.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 12 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 62.7%, Turnout 57%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 62.6%, Turnout 57%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 60.3%, Turnout 51%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 58%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 56.7%, Turnout 56%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 54.2%, Turnout 51%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 55%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 48%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 53.0%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 55%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 50.5%, Turnout 49%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 50.2%, Turnout 52%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 49.7%, Turnout 49%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 49.1%, Turnout 68%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 49.0%, Turnout 49%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 48.3%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 52%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 46.3%, Turnout 51%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 51%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 53%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 42.2%, Turnout 54%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 54%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 38.8%, Turnout 48%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 53%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking49.0% yes
- French-speaking44.6% yes
- Ticino50.2% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Public financesEconomy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
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24 February 2008 · ✓ Accepted · 20 of 26 cantons the same
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18 May 2014 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Procurement of new fighter aircraft
27 September 2020 · ✓ Accepted · 18 of 26 cantons the same
- Act on Stamp Duties
13 February 2022 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 26 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
- Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Verrechnungssteuer (Verrechnungssteuergesetz, VStG) (Stärkung des Fremdkapitalmarkts)
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.