General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Ja zu fairen Bundessteuern auch für Ehepaare – Diskriminierung der Ehe endlich abschaffen!»
Keyword Abschaffung der Heiratsstrafe
Voting day 29.11.2026
Vote Nº 692
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Social and societal policy > Societal issues > Family policy
Public finance > Taxation
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 Die Mitte
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 101,382
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 25.018
Parliamentary debate Link (in German / French)
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (97 Yes, 102 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (20 Yes, 24 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EDU
EVP
Mitte
SVP
No
FDP
GPS
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp ? (Details)
Recommendations by others
No
eco
Campaign finances
Link (in German)
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