Corporate Tax Reform II

Popular vote of Feb 24, 2008 · Optional referendum · No. 531Loi fédérale sur l’amélioration des conditions fiscales applicables aux activités entrepreneuriales et aux investissements (loi sur la réforme de l’imposition des entreprises II)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
50.5 %
Turnout
38.6 %
Yes
938'744 (51 %)
No
918'990 (49 %)
Eligible voters
4'957'889

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
120 (62 %) : 72 (37 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
33 (80 %) : 8 (20 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, LPS, SVP, Lega
Recommend no
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich151'919 (50 %)150'456 (50 %)36.3 %
Bern109'253 (49 %)115'600 (51 %)33.1 %
Lucerne59'988 (58 %)42'836 (42 %)42.6 %
Uri4'290 (53 %)3'848 (47 %)32.6 %
Schwyz21'699 (61 %)14'072 (39 %)38.8 %
Obwalden6'178 (61 %)3'964 (39 %)44.4 %
Nidwalden9'196 (64 %)5'100 (36 %)50.4 %
Glarus4'362 (60 %)2'961 (40 %)29.1 %
Zug19'976 (62 %)12'245 (38 %)46.4 %
Fribourg28'752 (45 %)35'496 (55 %)37.6 %
Solothurn27'212 (45 %)33'821 (55 %)36.5 %
Basel-Stadt18'952 (42 %)26'494 (58 %)40.9 %
Basel-Landschaft30'338 (43 %)40'619 (57 %)39.4 %
Schaffhausen13'686 (51 %)12'963 (49 %)60.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'283 (53 %)6'345 (47 %)37.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'020 (64 %)1'153 (36 %)29.8 %
St. Gallen54'749 (53 %)48'406 (47 %)34.7 %
Graubünden26'045 (58 %)19'125 (42 %)35.2 %
Aargau64'746 (51 %)63'252 (49 %)34.1 %
Thurgau27'303 (57 %)20'435 (43 %)32.4 %
Ticino34'703 (54 %)29'140 (46 %)32.1 %
Vaud75'246 (46 %)89'878 (54 %)43.3 %
Valais44'398 (53 %)39'062 (47 %)43.8 %
Neuchâtel20'097 (40 %)29'766 (60 %)47.5 %
Geneva68'586 (53 %)61'517 (47 %)61.5 %
Jura7'765 (43 %)10'436 (57 %)37.8 %

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.