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Tax reform and funding of old-age insurance

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über die Steuerreform und die AHV-Finanzierung (STAF)
Voting day 19.05.2019
Voting result Accepted (66.38% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 627
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Public finance > Taxation > Direct taxation
Social policy > Social security > Old-age and survivors' insurance
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 18.031
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 191 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (112 Yes, 67 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (39 Yes, 4 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Drei Komitees: Linksgrünes Komitee u.a. mit den Grünen, den Jungen Grünen, den Juso, kleineren Linksparteien und Gewerkschaften; bürgerliches Komitee aus Kreisen der SVP, der Jungen SVP und der Jungfreisinnigen; "Generationenkomitee" der Jungen Grünliberalen.
Signatures 60,749
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)
Campaign websites
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
EVP
FDP
SPS
No
GLP
GPS
KVP
SD
Free vote
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 54.0% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
Gem
KDK
SAV
SBV
SGV
SSV
TravS
Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz
Swiss Family Business
Science Industries
Swissholdings
Schweizerischer Verband für Seniorenfragen
No
VPOD
Free vote
SGB
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP BS
GLP GR
GLP VD
GLP ZG
GPS BS
JSVP SH
SVP BE
SVP FR
SVP GE
SVP GL
SVP LU
SVP NE
SVP OW
SVP SH
SVP TG
SVP VD
SVP ZH
No
BDP LU
FDP SZ
JBDP CH
JFDP LU
JSVP CH
JUSO CH
SPS NW
SVP AG
SVP BS
SVP SG
SVP ZG
Free vote
GLP NE
GLP SH
GPS VD
JFDP SH
Number of adverts in print media 774
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 99%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 455
Media coverage: tonality 16 (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 Accepted
People Accepted (66.38% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 43.74%
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)