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Neuordnung der Bundesfinanzen (Einführung Mehrwertsteuer)

General information
Official title	Bundesbeschluss über die Neuordnung der Bundesfinanzen
Voting day	02.06.1991
Voting result	Rejected (45.65% Yes votes and 2.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº	371
Legal form	Mandatory referendum
Policy area	Public finance > Financial system Public finance > Taxation > Tax system
Brief description by Swissvotes	PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse	Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote	PDF (in German)
Official Chronology	Link (in German)

Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch	PDF (in German)

Parliamentary phase
Item Nº	89.041
Parliamentary debate	PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings	557 days
Parliament's position	Accept
Position of the National Council	Accept (120 Yes, 31 No)
Position of the Council of States	Accept (32 Yes, 2 No)

Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure	PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council	Accept
Recommendations by parties	Yes CVP EDU EVP FDP LdU SPS SVP No FPS GPS LPS PdA SD
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	79.0% (Details)
Recommendations by others	Yes SBV SGB TravS VSA No eco SAV SGV
Deviating party sections	No FDP FR FDP GL FDP LU FDP NE FDP NW FDP SZ FDP VD FDP ZG SVP BE SVP FR SVP TI SVP ZH
Documents from the campaign	Display the list of documents

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (45.65% Yes votes)
Cantons	Rejected (2.5 Yes, 20.5 No) Rejected AG AI AR BE BL FR GE GL JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG Accepted BS GR ZH
Turnout	33.27%
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)