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Initiative für eine Schwerverkehrsabgabe

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «für eine gerechte Besteuerung des Schwerverkehrs (Schwerverkehrsabgabe)»
Voting day 07.12.1986
Voting result Rejected (33.87% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 343
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Transport and infrastructure > Road transport > Heavy traffic
Public finance > Taxation > Indirect taxation
Environment and living space > Environment > Environmental policy
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 105,352
Time used to collect signatures 436 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 85.048
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 359 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (51 Yes, 90 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (4 Yes, 28 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
GPS
LdU
PdA
POCH
SD
SPS
No
CVP
EDU
FDP
LPS
REP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 36.9% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
TravS
No
eco
SBV
SGV
VSA
Free vote
SGB
Deviating party sections
No
LdU SH
SD AG
Free vote
CVP BS
CVP GL
EVP BL
EVP SG
JCVP CH
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (33.87% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (0.0 Yes, 23.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 34.74%
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)