| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesbeschluss über die Zusatzfinanzierung der AHV durch eine Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer |
| Voting day | 24.09.2017 |
| Voting result | Rejected (49.95% Yes votes and 9.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 614 |
| Legal form | Mandatory referendum |
| Policy area |
Social policy > Social security > Old-age and survivors' insurance Public finance > Taxation > Indirect taxation |
| 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 | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 14.088 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 849 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (101 Yes, 92 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (27 Yes, 18 No) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Online information by the federal authorities | Link Federal Council |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Campaign websites |
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| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 50.5% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 592 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 61% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 562 |
| Media coverage: tonality | 1 (predominantly positive) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (49.95% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(9.5 Yes, 13.5 No)
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| Turnout | 47.39% |
| 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 | |
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| Full analysis of post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
