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Cantonal taxation of second properties Eigenmietwert, Zweitwohnungen

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die kantonalen Liegenschaftssteuern auf Zweitliegenschaften
Keyword Eigenmietwert, Zweitwohnungen
Voting day 28.09.2025
Voting result Accepted (57.73% Yes votes and 16.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 678
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area Environment and living space > Housing > Building of residential housing, property ownership
Public finance > Taxation > Direct taxation
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 22.454
Parliamentary initiative PDF (in German)
Report of the parliamentary committee PDF (in German)
Opinion of the Federal Council PDF (in German)
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 121 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (123 Yes, 57 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (25 Yes, 15 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Online information by the federal authorities Link Federal Council Link department
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Campaign websites
Campaign for a Yes
Link
Campaign for a No
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EDU
EVP
FDP
Lega
Mitte
SVP
No
GPS
MCG
PdA
SD
SPS
Free vote
GLP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 60.0% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGV
Hauseigentümerverband (HEV)
GLP Appenzellerland
Gruppe für Innerrhoden
No
Gem
KDK
SGB
SSV
TravS
Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband Schweiz
Bauenschweiz (Dachverband Bauwirtschaft)
Maler- und Gipserunternehmer-Verband (SMGV)
Casafair
Swisscleantech
Centre Patronal
Union suisse des professionnels de l'immobilier (USPI)
Regierungskonferenz der Gebirgskantone; CSP OW
ML-CSP FR
CS-POP JU
Free vote
Baumeisterverband
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP BS
GLP FR
GLP GR
GLP LU
GLP NW
GLP SG
GLP SO
GLP VD
GLP ZH
jglp CH
No
FDP FR
FDP GE
FDP NE
FDP VD
GLP BE
GLP GE
GLP NE
GLP SZ
JM FR
Mitte GE
Mitte JU
Mitte OW
Mitte SZ
Mitte TI
Mitte VD
Mitte VSr
SVP VD
SVP VSr
Free vote
EVP AR
FDP JU
FDP TI
GPS AG
JM CH
Mitte AG
Mitte VSo
SVP GE
SVP NE
None
FDP VS
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 317
Media coverage: tonality -11 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Campaign finances
Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (57.73% Yes votes)
Cantons Accepted (16.5 Yes, 6.5 No)
Rejected
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
VD
VS
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
ZG
ZH
Turnout 49.50%
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Popular votes dashboard by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Link
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Dataset of the VOX poll CSV
Codebook for the VOX poll Excel (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)