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Initiative «For tax-privileged home savings»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für ein steuerlich begünstigtes Bausparen zum Erwerb von selbst genutztem Wohneigentum und zur Finanzierung von baulichen Energiespar- und Umweltschutzmassnahmen (Bauspar-Initiative)»
Voting day 11.03.2012
Voting result Rejected (44.19% Yes votes and 4.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 556
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Environment and living space > Housing > Building of residential housing, property ownership
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)
Collection of signatures
Initiators SGFB (Schweizerische Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Bausparens)
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 142,222
Time used to collect signatures 552 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 09.074
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 742 days
Parliament's position None
Position of the National Council None
Position of the Council of States None
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities Link department
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
KVP
SVP
No
CSP
EVP
GLP
GPS
PdA
SD
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 60.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SBV
SGV
No
SGB
TravS
Deviating party sections
No
BDP BE
BDP GR
CVP AG
CVP BS
CVP GR
CVP LU
CVP NE
CVP OW
CVP SG
CVP SO
CVP TG
CVP UR
CVP ZG
CVP ZH
FDP GR
FDP LU
FDP TG
FDP UR
JFDP CH
SVP ZG
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No
Swissvotes database
Swissvotes database
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (44.19% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (4.5 Yes, 18.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BS
FR
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BL
GE
TI
VD
VS
Turnout 44.99%
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)
Technical report PDF (in German)