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Increase of tax deductions for children

General information
Official title Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die direkte Bundessteuer (DBG) (Steuerliche Berücksichtigung der Kinderdrittbetreuungskosten)
Voting day 27.09.2020
Voting result Rejected (36.76% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 633
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Public finance > Taxation > Direct taxation
Social policy > Social groups > Family 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 18.050
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 507 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (132 Yes, 62 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (25 Yes, 17 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators SP
Signatures 53,088
Time used to collect signatures 98 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
EVP
FDP
SVP
No
EDU
GLP
GPS
PdA
SD
SPS
Free vote
KVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 56.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGV
Handelskammer GL
No
SGB
SSV
TravS
VPOD
CSP OW
JCVP OW
JFDP UR
Free vote
eco
SAV
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP BL
No
BDP BL
EVP AR
EVP GR
FDP BE
JEVP CH
SVP NW
SVP SG
SVP UR
Free vote
EVP TG
FDP-Fr CH
Number of adverts in print media 34
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 19%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 172
Media coverage: tonality -4 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (36.76% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (2.0 Yes, 21.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
GE
TI
Turnout 59.21%
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)