Initiative «Energie statt Arbeit besteuern»

Popular vote of Dec 2, 2001 · Popular initiative · No. 481Volksinitiative «für eine gesicherte AHV - Energie statt Arbeit besteuern!»

Energy: Energy policy · Public finance: Indirect taxation · Social and societal policy: Old-age and survivors' insurance

The proposal was rejected.

Yes 22.9 %397'747No 77.1 %1'342'001

0 cantons for23 cantons against

Turnout: 37.9 %
Eligible voters: 4'712'583
Blank ballots: 37'319
Invalid ballots: 6'440

The proposal

Type of proposal: Popular initiative, formulated draft
Department in charge: Federal Department of Finance (FDF)
Legislative period: 46th legislative period
Parliamentary business: "Für eine gesicherte AHV - Energie statt Arbeit besteuern!". Volksinitiative (98.029)

By canton

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Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Zurich	27.0 %84'783	73.0 %229'102	40.3 %
Bern	24.2 %62'441	75.8 %195'209	38.7 %
Lucerne	20.2 %19'269	79.8 %75'911	41.4 %
Uri	20.1 %1'939	79.9 %7'707	39.2 %
Schwyz	16.0 %6'186	84.0 %32'454	45.9 %
Obwalden	16.7 %1'597	83.3 %7'954	43.5 %
Nidwalden	13.9 %1'518	86.1 %9'425	41.0 %
Glarus	19.1 %1'654	80.9 %7'012	35.6 %
Zug	18.1 %5'216	81.9 %23'634	44.4 %
Fribourg	18.7 %11'077	81.3 %48'144	37.8 %
Solothurn	20.6 %12'592	79.4 %48'623	37.7 %
Basel-Stadt	30.6 %15'299	69.4 %34'763	43.2 %
Basel-Landschaft	23.6 %15'516	76.4 %50'265	38.0 %
Schaffhausen	27.6 %7'208	72.4 %18'877	59.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	20.9 %3'208	79.1 %12'131	43.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden	14.3 %525	85.7 %3'151	37.3 %
St. Gallen	20.3 %21'429	79.7 %84'133	37.1 %
Graubünden	22.3 %9'225	77.7 %32'212	33.2 %
Aargau	18.8 %21'923	81.2 %94'798	33.1 %
Thurgau	21.4 %10'874	78.6 %39'922	36.4 %
Ticino	22.8 %13'664	77.2 %46'171	31.6 %
Vaud	22.6 %23'933	77.4 %81'750	29.5 %
Valais	16.9 %9'258	83.1 %45'612	30.3 %
Neuchâtel	21.6 %10'608	78.4 %38'532	48.1 %
Geneva	27.0 %22'824	73.0 %61'845	42.2 %
Jura	23.9 %3'981	76.1 %12'664	35.6 %

Municipalities in Zurich

Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Aeugst am Albis	28.3 %134	71.7 %339	43.2 %
Affoltern am Albis	24.1 %549	75.9 %1'727	39.2 %
Bonstetten	28.1 %306	71.9 %783	40.5 %
Hausen am Albis	27.9 %236	72.1 %609	39.5 %
Hedingen	28.8 %247	71.2 %610	44.5 %
Kappel am Albis	20.7 %56	79.3 %214	43.6 %
Knonau	26.9 %130	73.1 %354	49.4 %
Maschwanden	31.3 %57	68.7 %125	44.3 %
Mettmenstetten	26.6 %284	73.4 %784	42.6 %
Obfelden	23.4 %244	76.6 %799	37.8 %
Ottenbach	25.0 %158	75.0 %475	40.1 %
Rifferswil	33.8 %95	66.2 %186	52.2 %
Stallikon	21.6 %182	78.4 %659	42.3 %
Wettswil am Albis	21.5 %284	78.5 %1'036	47.2 %
Benken (ZH)	20.5 %45	79.5 %174	44.8 %
Berg am Irchel	26.0 %47	74.0 %134	44.8 %
Buch am Irchel	20.5 %46	79.5 %178	42.8 %
Dachsen	25.5 %117	74.5 %342	42.6 %
Dorf	15.4 %28	84.6 %154	45.3 %
Feuerthalen	22.4 %167	77.6 %578	37.8 %
Flaach	18.6 %64	81.4 %281	46.1 %
Flurlingen	35.8 %143	64.2 %256	43.7 %
Henggart	20.8 %113	79.2 %430	47.7 %
Kleinandelfingen	25.4 %145	74.6 %426	45.8 %
Laufen-Uhwiesen	21.3 %95	78.7 %351	43.0 %
Marthalen	22.0 %126	78.0 %446	45.3 %
Ossingen	27.4 %110	72.6 %292	46.5 %
Rheinau	28.8 %105	71.2 %259	45.4 %
Thalheim an der Thur	19.7 %40	80.3 %163	43.6 %
Trüllikon	24.4 %80	75.6 %248	44.8 %
Truttikon	19.4 %30	80.6 %125	50.8 %
Volken	11.2 %10	88.8 %79	47.6 %
Bachenbülach	18.8 %111	81.2 %480	31.1 %
Bassersdorf	23.8 %414	76.2 %1'324	34.4 %
Bülach	25.2 %873	74.8 %2'587	40.3 %
Dietlikon	22.8 %353	77.2 %1'194	39.0 %
Eglisau	22.4 %204	77.6 %705	44.5 %
Embrach	21.4 %325	78.6 %1'194	33.4 %
Freienstein-Teufen	22.9 %116	77.1 %390	36.0 %
Glattfelden	23.6 %183	76.4 %593	35.4 %
Hochfelden	16.0 %59	84.0 %310	35.1 %
Höri	17.4 %65	82.6 %308	30.0 %
Hüntwangen	15.2 %31	84.8 %173	35.3 %
Kloten	24.0 %929	76.0 %2'945	38.1 %
Lufingen	15.3 %51	84.7 %283	38.4 %
Nürensdorf	16.5 %234	83.5 %1'183	43.4 %
Oberembrach	17.9 %51	82.1 %234	39.2 %
Opfikon	22.0 %491	78.0 %1'745	34.5 %
Rafz	27.0 %219	73.0 %592	38.4 %
Rorbas	26.1 %103	73.9 %291	29.7 %
Wallisellen	21.3 %631	78.7 %2'334	38.8 %
Wasterkingen	22.1 %33	77.9 %116	37.4 %
Wil (ZH)	19.3 %64	80.7 %268	36.0 %
Winkel	15.0 %143	85.0 %808	39.3 %
Bachs	19.1 %33	80.9 %140	41.2 %
Boppelsen	19.4 %63	80.6 %261	42.5 %
Buchs (ZH)	17.7 %141	82.3 %657	29.4 %
Dällikon	24.8 %163	75.2 %494	33.1 %
Dänikon	20.4 %69	79.6 %270	33.2 %
Dielsdorf	21.0 %181	79.0 %680	30.9 %
Hüttikon	14.7 %21	85.3 %122	39.5 %
Neerach	15.3 %104	84.7 %576	36.9 %
Niederglatt	16.7 %125	83.3 %622	31.4 %
Niederhasli	24.9 %356	75.1 %1'073	30.7 %
Niederweningen	24.1 %129	75.9 %406	35.9 %
Oberglatt	20.4 %167	79.6 %650	29.6 %
Oberweningen	19.9 %64	80.1 %257	38.8 %
Otelfingen	27.1 %140	72.9 %377	39.3 %
Regensberg	27.2 %44	72.8 %118	48.7 %
Regensdorf	21.1 %624	78.9 %2'331	34.9 %
Rümlang	21.5 %268	78.5 %976	35.2 %
Schleinikon	26.3 %46	73.7 %129	37.6 %
Schöfflisdorf	21.9 %77	78.1 %274	44.1 %
Stadel	16.0 %80	84.0 %420	39.8 %
Steinmaur	23.5 %158	76.5 %514	35.3 %
Weiach	19.8 %52	80.2 %210	37.3 %
Bäretswil	19.9 %233	80.1 %939	39.4 %
Bubikon	24.8 %373	75.2 %1'131	40.3 %
Dürnten	22.8 %362	77.2 %1'224	39.0 %
Fischenthal	20.4 %100	79.6 %390	36.4 %
Gossau (ZH)	21.4 %503	78.6 %1'852	39.6 %
Grüningen	19.7 %152	80.3 %621	40.7 %
Hinwil	25.0 %643	75.0 %1'932	41.5 %
Rüti (ZH)	23.7 %649	76.3 %2'089	40.4 %
Seegräben	25.2 %87	74.8 %258	42.1 %
Wald (ZH)	22.8 %422	77.2 %1'427	37.4 %
Wetzikon (ZH)	25.3 %1'065	74.7 %3'148	37.0 %
Adliswil	21.6 %860	78.4 %3'129	40.5 %
Kilchberg (ZH)	16.5 %384	83.5 %1'944	46.8 %
Langnau am Albis	21.0 %372	79.0 %1'400	40.3 %
Oberrieden	21.9 %378	78.1 %1'347	52.5 %
Richterswil	21.6 %700	78.4 %2'541	46.8 %
Rüschlikon	15.5 %231	84.5 %1'256	45.1 %
Thalwil	23.8 %1'071	76.2 %3'425	42.7 %
Erlenbach (ZH)	16.4 %263	83.6 %1'338	49.0 %
Herrliberg	13.8 %289	86.2 %1'799	52.1 %
Hombrechtikon	23.1 %405	76.9 %1'349	36.6 %
Küsnacht (ZH)	16.4 %705	83.6 %3'603	48.7 %
Männedorf	23.7 %617	76.3 %1'986	45.1 %
Meilen	21.6 %789	78.4 %2'861	45.4 %
Oetwil am See	22.8 %183	77.2 %618	34.0 %
Stäfa	25.6 %902	74.4 %2'620	43.4 %
Uetikon am See	20.2 %302	79.8 %1'192	44.0 %
Zumikon	14.1 %242	85.9 %1'473	53.8 %
Zollikon	18.3 %747	81.7 %3'324	48.7 %
Fehraltorf	22.1 %238	77.9 %839	35.8 %
Hittnau	23.0 %194	77.0 %650	41.2 %
Lindau	22.2 %243	77.8 %853	42.3 %
Pfäffikon	24.8 %562	75.2 %1'707	37.0 %
Russikon	24.4 %263	75.6 %817	40.2 %
Weisslingen	21.0 %180	79.0 %677	42.2 %
Wila	30.7 %149	69.3 %337	39.4 %
Wildberg	18.2 %56	81.8 %251	47.5 %
Dübendorf	23.6 %1'147	76.4 %3'718	35.4 %
Egg	23.2 %477	76.8 %1'575	42.2 %
Fällanden	22.5 %377	77.5 %1'297	37.7 %
Greifensee	26.3 %369	73.7 %1'036	40.3 %
Maur	20.6 %560	79.4 %2'158	45.9 %
Mönchaltorf	24.1 %241	75.9 %759	44.4 %
Schwerzenbach	27.8 %273	72.2 %709	37.1 %
Uster	28.5 %1'996	71.5 %5'000	39.8 %
Volketswil	19.4 %533	80.6 %2'212	31.1 %
Wangen-Brüttisellen	17.7 %214	82.3 %998	33.9 %
Altikon	18.3 %31	81.7 %138	37.8 %
Brütten	19.2 %122	80.8 %514	47.9 %
Dägerlen	20.6 %57	79.4 %220	45.4 %
Dättlikon	28.7 %58	71.3 %144	51.1 %
Dinhard	24.0 %98	76.0 %310	43.7 %
Ellikon an der Thur	16.4 %37	83.6 %188	44.5 %
Elsau	24.0 %214	76.0 %677	43.7 %
Hagenbuch	19.7 %65	80.3 %265	45.6 %
Hettlingen	22.0 %183	78.0 %649	49.0 %
Neftenbach	17.8 %211	82.2 %977	39.2 %
Pfungen	21.7 %123	78.3 %444	36.0 %
Rickenbach (ZH)	21.6 %141	78.4 %512	41.1 %
Schlatt (ZH)	26.5 %50	73.5 %139	46.0 %
Seuzach	17.6 %339	82.4 %1'591	42.9 %
Turbenthal	26.0 %245	74.0 %697	37.7 %
Winterthur	30.9 %7'935	69.1 %17'762	46.3 %
Zell (ZH)	23.6 %272	76.4 %881	38.8 %
Aesch (ZH)	16.1 %57	83.9 %298	48.5 %
Birmensdorf (ZH)	21.5 %321	78.5 %1'174	40.0 %
Dietikon	24.6 %929	75.4 %2'847	33.9 %
Geroldswil	14.6 %159	85.4 %929	35.6 %
Oberengstringen	23.6 %342	76.4 %1'110	38.8 %
Oetwil an der Limmat	16.3 %99	83.7 %508	38.6 %
Schlieren	25.9 %625	74.1 %1'787	37.1 %
Uitikon	18.3 %259	81.7 %1'155	53.3 %
Unterengstringen	12.9 %110	87.1 %740	43.7 %
Urdorf	23.3 %510	76.7 %1'681	36.3 %
Weiningen (ZH)	16.9 %153	83.1 %751	37.5 %
Zürich	37.6 %30'517	62.4 %50'614	38.5 %
Andelfingen	18.7 %174	81.3 %756	50.8 %
Stammheim	24.8 %208	75.2 %632	48.3 %
Wädenswil	24.1 %1'535	75.9 %4'834	44.8 %
Elgg	24.4 %293	75.6 %906	43.9 %
Horgen	22.8 %1'222	77.2 %4'134	45.1 %
Illnau-Effretikon	28.7 %1'130	71.3 %2'808	40.4 %
Bauma	21.8 %241	78.2 %867	37.7 %
Wiesendangen	20.0 %356	80.0 %1'424	47.9 %

In Parliament

Federal Council: No
Parliament: No

The councils vote on the federal decree, which recommends rejecting the initiative: a yes to the decree is a no to the initiative. The votes are counted here for and against the initiative.

Final vote, National Council

65 yes35.3 %119 no64.7 %

Final vote, Council of States

0 yes0.0 %36 no100.0 %

Recommendations

Recommend yes: EVP, Grüne, SP, UCSPTravail.Suisse
Recommend no: SD, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, LPS, PdA, SVP, Legaeconomiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Gewerbeverband
Free vote: Gewerkschaftsbund
Dissenting sections: Free vote: PdA JU, SP FR, SP GE, SP GR, SP JU, SP VD, SP VS

From launch to ballot

Launched by: Grüne Partei der Schweiz
Valid signatures: 113'153 of 100'000 required (113.2 %)
Invalid signatures: 3'206
Collection time: 547 of 547 days, 207 signatures a day

Nov 8, 1994Pre-examination
Nov 22, 1994Collection started
May 22, 1996Collection deadline
May 22, 1996Submitted
Nov 4, 1996Declared valid
May 13, 1998Federal Council message
Jun 22, 2001Adopted by Parliament
Aug 28, 2001Vote called
Dec 2, 2001Popular vote
Feb 19, 2002Result validated

Campaign

Party strength

Yes29.7 %No66.4 %Other4.0 %

Yes posters: 1, 2, 3

On the same day

Schuldenbremse

Mandatory referendum

Accepted84.7 %

Initiative für eine Schweiz ohne Armee

Popular initiative

Rejected21.9 %

Initiative «Für einen freiwilligen zivilen Friedensdienst»

Popular initiative

Rejected23.2 %

Initiative «für eine Kapitalgewinnsteuer»

Popular initiative

Rejected34.1 %

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.