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Corporate Tax Reform III USR 3

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über steuerliche Massnahmen zur Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Unternehmensstandorts Schweiz (Unternehmenssteuerreformgesetz III)
Keyword USR 3
Voting day 12.02.2017
Voting result Rejected (40.92% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 611
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Public finance > Taxation > Direct taxation
Economy > Economic policy
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 15.049
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 378 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (139 Yes, 55 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (29 Yes, 10 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Linke Parteien und Gewerkschaften
Signatures 56,484
Time used to collect signatures 100 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Online information by the federal authorities
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
GLP
Lega
MCG
SD
SVP
No
CSP
EVP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 68.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
FDK
Gem
KDK
SBV
SGV
SwissHoldings (Verband multinationaler Unternehmen in der Schweiz)
No
SGB
TravS
VPOD
Free vote
SSV
Deviating party sections
No
EDU SO
Number of adverts in print media 1,182
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 86%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 679
Media coverage: tonality 13 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes Show all
Graphical campaign material for a No Show all
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (40.92% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (3.5 Yes, 19.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VS
ZH
Accepted
NW
TI
VD
ZG
Turnout 46.61%
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)