Additional funding for the old-age insurance through a VAT increase
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über die Zusatzfinanzierung der AHV durch eine Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
50% yes
- Cantons: 9.5 for, 13.5 against
- Turnout 47.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 10 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 57.8%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 56.6%, Turnout 50%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 56.1%, Turnout 45%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 46%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 55.2%, Turnout 45%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 54.4%, Turnout 48%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 53.0%, Turnout 45%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 47%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 50.5%, Turnout 51%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 48%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 47.3%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 67%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 43%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 49%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 45.0%, Turnout 53%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 47%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 47%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 42.8%, Turnout 46%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 51%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 42.2%, Turnout 50%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 51%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 38.7%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 37.3%, 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-speaking49.3% yes
- French-speaking51.3% yes
- Ticino55.2% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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
- Gesetz über die Familienzulagen
26 November 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 11 of 26 cantons the same
- Gegenentwurf «Gold für AHV, Kantone und Stiftung»
22 September 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 26 cantons the same
- «Gesundheitsinitiative»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die 10. AHV-Revision ohne Erhöhung des Rentenalters»
27 September 1998 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
- Bundesbeschluss über die Zusatzfinanzierung der AHV durch eine Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.