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Verfassungsgrundlage für eine ausserordentliche Kriegssteuer

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss betreffend Erlass eines Artikels der Bundesverfassung über die Erhebung einer neuen ausserordentlichen Kriegssteuer
Voting day 04.05.1919
Voting result Accepted (65.07% Yes votes and 20.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 79
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area Public finance > Taxation > Direct taxation
Public finance > Budget cuts and remediation measures
Security policy > Armed forces > Armed forces - general
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
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 898
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 193 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (81 Yes, 10 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (27 Yes, 2 No)
Public campaign
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CVP
FDP
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 83.5% (Details)
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (65.07% Yes votes)
Cantons Accepted (20.0 Yes, 2.0 No)
Rejected
GE
NE
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 53.76%
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