VAT increase for the temporary additional funding of Invalidity Insurance

Popular vote of Sep 27, 2009 · Mandatory referendum · No. 543Arrêté fédéral relatif au financement additionnel de l'AI par un relèvement temporaire des taux de la TVA

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
54.6 %
Cantons
12 : 11
Turnout
41.0 %
Yes
1'112'818 (55 %)
No
926'730 (45 %)
Eligible voters
5'030'915

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
34 (89 %) : 4 (11 %)
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, EDU, FPS, KVP, SVP, Lega
No recommendation
PdA
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Gewerbeverband, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich187'465 (55 %)154'367 (45 %)39.9 %
Bern151'331 (54 %)127'810 (46 %)39.9 %
Lucerne53'194 (53 %)47'029 (47 %)40.1 %
Uri5'160 (43 %)6'755 (57 %)46.9 %
Schwyz15'781 (42 %)21'532 (58 %)38.9 %
Obwalden4'152 (43 %)5'509 (57 %)40.0 %
Nidwalden5'517 (45 %)6'649 (55 %)41.2 %
Glarus4'575 (45 %)5'615 (55 %)39.8 %
Zug16'943 (49 %)17'501 (51 %)49.1 %
Fribourg43'694 (59 %)30'226 (41 %)41.8 %
Solothurn32'548 (46 %)37'891 (54 %)41.5 %
Basel-Stadt31'908 (63 %)18'969 (37 %)45.2 %
Basel-Landschaft40'583 (57 %)30'350 (43 %)38.6 %
Schaffhausen13'168 (45 %)16'377 (55 %)63.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'396 (45 %)9'070 (55 %)44.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'358 (36 %)2'442 (64 %)35.0 %
St. Gallen59'311 (46 %)69'305 (54 %)42.4 %
Graubünden24'891 (57 %)18'704 (43 %)33.1 %
Aargau71'340 (49 %)75'320 (51 %)38.0 %
Thurgau25'665 (41 %)37'356 (59 %)41.0 %
Ticino35'065 (52 %)32'032 (48 %)32.5 %
Vaud114'862 (65 %)62'754 (35 %)44.9 %
Valais51'603 (62 %)31'976 (38 %)42.7 %
Neuchâtel29'048 (64 %)16'275 (36 %)42.1 %
Geneva75'542 (66 %)39'070 (34 %)50.0 %
Jura10'718 (65 %)5'846 (35 %)33.3 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.