Bundesbeschluss über besondere Verbrauchssteuern

Popular vote of Nov 28, 1993 · Mandatory referendum · No. 402

Public finance: Indirect taxation

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes 60.6 %1'212'002No 39.4 %786'396

20 cantons for3 cantons against

Turnout: 45.4 %
Eligible voters: 4'565'751
Blank ballots: 70'176
Invalid ballots: 3'634

The proposal

Type of proposal: Mandatory referendum
Department in charge: Federal Department of Finance (FDF)
Legislative period: 44th legislative period

By canton

Pick a canton to see its municipalities.

Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Zurich	68.9 %245'867	31.1 %111'047	48.3 %
Bern	65.0 %204'958	35.0 %110'373	47.6 %
Lucerne	58.6 %56'627	41.4 %40'039	44.8 %
Uri	63.1 %5'703	36.9 %3'339	36.8 %
Schwyz	44.9 %13'892	55.1 %17'041	40.5 %
Obwalden	58.7 %4'781	41.3 %3'370	40.4 %
Nidwalden	63.5 %7'134	36.5 %4'105	46.3 %
Glarus	60.5 %5'899	39.5 %3'848	40.0 %
Zug	62.4 %17'598	37.6 %10'582	49.4 %
Fribourg	60.2 %35'676	39.8 %23'539	41.0 %
Solothurn	57.5 %47'836	42.5 %35'336	53.0 %
Basel-Stadt	67.5 %42'565	32.5 %20'492	49.1 %
Basel-Landschaft	64.0 %48'653	36.0 %27'356	48.3 %
Schaffhausen	58.8 %18'372	41.2 %12'849	69.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	56.1 %10'130	43.9 %7'937	52.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden	53.0 %2'342	47.0 %2'080	45.8 %
St. Gallen	60.6 %77'231	39.4 %50'206	46.4 %
Graubünden	60.0 %26'641	40.0 %17'733	37.2 %
Aargau	56.7 %77'956	43.3 %59'453	41.8 %
Thurgau	59.1 %36'518	40.9 %25'304	46.8 %
Ticino	47.1 %32'066	52.9 %36'061	38.5 %
Vaud	59.1 %85'300	40.9 %58'970	41.7 %
Valais	39.0 %27'943	61.0 %43'767	42.7 %
Neuchâtel	55.8 %23'817	44.2 %18'874	42.8 %
Geneva	57.5 %46'314	42.5 %34'252	42.0 %
Jura	54.7 %10'183	45.3 %8'443	41.0 %

Municipalities in Ticino

Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Arbedo-Castione	46.0 %332	54.0 %390	36.3 %
Bellinzona	53.3 %3'849	46.7 %3'375	35.2 %
Cadenazzo	45.2 %146	54.8 %177	35.2 %
Isone	37.5 %33	62.5 %55	31.3 %
Lumino	52.9 %145	47.1 %129	37.7 %
Sant'Antonino	38.4 %112	61.6 %180	30.2 %
Acquarossa	43.1 %210	56.9 %277	35.7 %
Blenio	42.4 %187	57.6 %254	33.4 %
Serravalle	44.7 %207	55.3 %256	32.6 %
Airolo	41.8 %205	58.2 %285	41.8 %
Bedretto	30.4 %7	69.6 %16	32.4 %
Dalpe	44.4 %20	55.6 %25	41.0 %
Faido	49.3 %431	50.7 %443	41.9 %
Giornico	43.4 %199	56.6 %259	39.2 %
Personico	47.8 %32	52.2 %35	27.8 %
Pollegio	44.8 %60	55.2 %74	37.4 %
Quinto	43.0 %176	57.0 %233	42.6 %
Ascona	50.5 %579	49.5 %567	39.7 %
Brione sopra Minusio	45.2 %75	54.8 %91	47.4 %
Brissago	41.5 %195	58.5 %275	37.4 %
Gordola	42.8 %310	57.2 %415	32.7 %
Lavertezzo	42.0 %76	58.0 %105	32.1 %
Locarno	49.9 %1'211	50.1 %1'218	31.7 %
Losone	47.1 %612	52.9 %688	38.3 %
Mergoscia	51.4 %19	48.6 %18	28.6 %
Minusio	50.6 %733	49.4 %715	35.3 %
Muralto	50.7 %351	49.3 %341	41.8 %
Orselina	63.0 %143	37.0 %84	43.4 %
Ronco sopra Ascona	38.6 %64	61.4 %102	33.3 %
Tenero-Contra	44.4 %192	55.6 %240	41.5 %
Onsernone	50.2 %120	49.8 %119	31.2 %
Cugnasco-Gerra	43.7 %246	56.3 %317	47.5 %
Agno	46.3 %332	53.7 %385	37.4 %
Aranno	67.5 %54	32.5 %26	46.1 %
Arogno	54.5 %109	45.5 %91	35.4 %
Bedano	41.7 %106	58.3 %148	42.2 %
Bioggio	42.1 %194	57.9 %267	37.4 %
Bissone	51.1 %94	48.9 %90	41.8 %
Brusino Arsizio	44.3 %54	55.7 %68	43.0 %
Cademario	40.4 %57	59.6 %84	38.4 %
Cadempino	36.9 %101	63.1 %173	46.9 %
Canobbio	37.1 %171	62.9 %290	41.3 %
Caslano	41.4 %301	58.6 %426	39.5 %
Comano	48.8 %249	51.2 %261	46.6 %
Cureglia	52.0 %180	48.0 %166	47.5 %
Grancia	39.2 %29	60.8 %45	47.3 %
Gravesano	39.4 %104	60.6 %160	40.5 %
Lamone	46.1 %106	53.9 %124	33.7 %
Lugano	47.0 %5'092	53.0 %5'731	37.5 %
Magliaso	44.4 %143	55.6 %179	39.8 %
Manno	51.8 %142	48.2 %132	46.5 %
Massagno	55.8 %722	44.2 %573	41.3 %
Melide	51.2 %189	48.8 %180	48.0 %
Mezzovico-Vira	43.6 %92	56.4 %119	36.0 %
Morcote	49.4 %89	50.6 %91	47.5 %
Muzzano	52.3 %115	47.7 %105	43.2 %
Neggio	47.1 %48	52.9 %54	48.0 %
Origlio	47.9 %158	52.1 %172	49.6 %
Paradiso	40.7 %213	59.3 %310	37.4 %
Ponte Capriasca	51.4 %186	48.6 %176	41.4 %
Porza	49.6 %190	50.4 %193	48.9 %
Pura	48.4 %121	51.6 %129	36.3 %
Savosa	50.6 %243	49.4 %237	42.5 %
Sorengo	48.6 %198	51.4 %209	45.7 %
Capriasca	47.4 %634	52.6 %703	38.6 %
Torricella-Taverne	35.3 %174	64.7 %319	37.3 %
Vernate	46.8 %44	53.2 %50	40.5 %
Vezia	46.2 %182	53.8 %212	42.5 %
Vico Morcote	56.1 %37	43.9 %29	46.9 %
Collina d'Oro	50.2 %518	49.8 %513	44.8 %
Alto Malcantone	51.7 %152	48.3 %142	38.4 %
Monteceneri	37.7 %274	62.3 %452	36.0 %
Tresa	43.2 %370	56.8 %486	42.4 %
Val Mara	44.8 %269	55.2 %332	43.9 %
Balerna	45.6 %411	54.4 %490	40.1 %
Castel San Pietro	44.6 %267	55.4 %332	46.6 %
Chiasso	42.9 %773	57.1 %1'029	43.6 %
Coldrerio	45.2 %284	54.8 %345	40.3 %
Mendrisio	47.4 %1'656	52.6 %1'840	41.1 %
Morbio Inferiore	43.5 %440	56.5 %572	41.7 %
Novazzano	39.2 %268	60.8 %415	44.8 %
Riva San Vitale	39.8 %231	60.2 %349	40.9 %
Stabio	44.4 %292	55.6 %366	35.3 %
Vacallo	46.1 %373	53.9 %436	46.2 %
Breggia	46.6 %252	53.4 %289	40.3 %
Biasca	42.3 %580	57.7 %792	46.9 %
Riviera	41.8 %243	58.2 %338	32.0 %
Bosco/Gurin	60.0 %12	40.0 %8	29.9 %
Campo (Vallemaggia)	28.6 %4	71.4 %10	25.9 %
Cerentino	22.2 %2	77.8 %7	21.1 %
Cevio	48.6 %126	51.4 %133	35.2 %
Linescio	53.3 %8	46.7 %7	33.3 %
Maggia	44.6 %232	55.4 %288	38.3 %
Lavizzara	39.2 %58	60.8 %90	34.8 %
Avegno Gordevio	42.6 %143	57.4 %193	42.3 %
Lema	52.5 %273	47.5 %247	34.6 %
Terre di Pedemonte	49.1 %309	50.9 %320	40.3 %
Centovalli	46.5 %127	53.5 %146	32.0 %
Gambarogno	48.5 %522	51.5 %555	37.6 %
Verzasca	47.5 %67	52.5 %74	24.8 %

In Parliament

Federal Council: Yes
Parliament: Yes

Final vote, National Council

130 yes97.0 %4 no3.0 %

Final vote, Council of States

39 yes100.0 %0 no0.0 %

Recommendations

Recommend yes: CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, Grüne, LdU, LPS, SP, SVPeconomiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.Suisse
Recommend no: SD, FPS, PdA, Lega

From launch to ballot

Dec 18, 1991Federal Council message
Jun 18, 1993Adopted by Parliament
Nov 28, 1993Popular vote
Nov 28, 1993Entry into force

Campaign

Party strength

Yes84.2 %No10.6 %Other5.2 %

On the same day

Einführung der Mehrwertsteuer

Mandatory referendum

Accepted66.7 %

Mehrwertsteuer-Satz 6,5%

Mandatory referendum

Accepted57.7 %

Mehrwertsteuerprozent für die AHV

Mandatory referendum

Accepted62.6 %

Initiative «zur Verminderung der Alkoholprobleme»

Popular initiative

Rejected25.3 %

Initiative «zur Verminderung der Tabakprobleme»

Popular initiative

Rejected25.5 %

Documents

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Curia Vista, 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.