Tax reform and funding of old-age insurance

Popular vote of May 19, 2019 · Optional referendum · No. 627Loi fédérale relative à la réforme fiscale et au financement de l’AVS (RFFA)

Public finance: Direct taxation · Social and societal policy: Old-age and survivors' insurance · Economy: Economic policy

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes 66.4 %1'541'147No 33.6 %780'457
Turnout
43.7 %
Eligible voters
5'439'853
Blank ballots
49'337
Invalid ballots
8'477

The proposal

Type of proposal
Optional referendum
Department in charge
Federal Department of Finance (FDF)
Legislative period
50th legislative period
Parliamentary business
Projet fiscal 17 (18.031)

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich65.9 %34.1 %42.6 %
Bern60.4 %39.6 %43.8 %
Lucerne68.6 %31.4 %45.4 %
Uri68.6 %31.4 %38.7 %
Schwyz62.3 %37.7 %46.6 %
Obwalden68.7 %31.3 %47.4 %
Nidwalden69.0 %31.0 %48.6 %
Glarus62.4 %37.6 %36.5 %
Zug68.6 %31.4 %47.4 %
Fribourg68.4 %31.6 %40.7 %
Solothurn58.6 %41.4 %42.8 %
Basel-Stadt69.7 %30.3 %53.0 %
Basel-Landschaft63.8 %36.2 %41.4 %
Schaffhausen67.6 %32.4 %63.8 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden67.1 %32.9 %43.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden67.1 %32.9 %36.5 %
St. Gallen66.3 %33.7 %41.8 %
Graubünden69.6 %30.4 %48.6 %
Aargau62.0 %38.0 %41.9 %
Thurgau64.7 %35.3 %39.9 %
Ticino64.9 %35.1 %46.3 %
Vaud80.7 %19.3 %44.5 %
Valais71.8 %28.2 %44.6 %
Neuchâtel72.4 %27.6 %39.2 %
Geneva62.2 %37.8 %45.3 %
Jura67.9 %32.1 %38.7 %

Municipalities in Zug

AreaYesNoTurnout
Baar67.9 %32.1 %45.6 %
Cham71.0 %29.0 %44.8 %
Hünenberg71.7 %28.3 %49.9 %
Menzingen64.0 %36.0 %48.5 %
Neuheim66.4 %33.6 %49.1 %
Oberägeri65.8 %34.2 %49.0 %
Risch63.7 %36.3 %42.0 %
Steinhausen70.0 %30.0 %46.2 %
Unterägeri65.0 %35.0 %47.2 %
Walchwil69.2 %30.8 %53.1 %
Zug70.5 %29.5 %50.7 %

In Parliament

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes

Final vote, National Council · Roll call

112 yes58.9 %67 no35.3 %11 abstentions5.8 %

Final vote, Council of States · Roll call

39 yes86.7 %4 no8.9 %2 abstentions4.4 %

Recommendations

Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, SPeconomiesuisse, Gemeindeverband, KdK, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, Städteverband, Travail.SuisseSociété suisse des employés de commerce, Swiss Family Business, Science Industries, Swissholdings, Association suisse pour les questions des aînés
Recommend no
SD, GLP, Grüne, KVPVPOD
Free vote
SVPGewerkschaftsbund
Dissenting sections
Recommend yes: GLP BS, GLP GR, GLP VD, GLP ZG, Grüne BS, SVP BE, SVP FR, SVP GE, SVP GL, SVP LU, SVP NE, SVP OW, SVP SH, SVP TG, SVP VD, SVP ZH, JSVP SHRecommend no: BDP LU, FDP SZ, SP NW, SVP AG, SVP BS, SVP SG, SVP ZG, JBDP, Jungfreisinnige LU, JSVP, JUSOFree vote: GLP NE, GLP SH, Grüne VD, Jungfreisinnige SH

From launch to ballot

Launched by
Trois comités : comité gauche-vert composé entre autres des Vert-e-s, des Jeunes Vert-e-s, des Jeunes Socialistes, de petits partis de gauche et de syndicats ; comité bourgeois composé de cercles de l'UDC, des Jeunes UDC et des Jeunes libéraux-radicaux ; "comité des générations" des Jeunes Vert'libéraux
Valid signatures
60'749 of 50'000 required (121.5 %)
Invalid signatures
632
Collection time
100 of 100 days, 607 signatures a day
  1. Mar 21, 2018Federal Council message
  2. Sep 28, 2018Adopted by Parliament
  3. Oct 9, 2018Collection started
  4. Jan 17, 2019Collection deadline
  5. Jan 17, 2019Submitted
  6. Feb 4, 2019Declared valid
  7. Feb 26, 2019Vote called
  8. May 19, 2019Popular vote
  9. Jul 16, 2019Result validated
  10. Jan 1, 2020Entry into force

Campaign

Party strength

Yes54.0 %No11.8 %Other34.2 %

774 newspaper ads

Yes760No5Neutral9
Media reports
455
Media tone
+16 (from −100 against to +100 for)
Yes campaign websites
sp-ps.ch

On the same day

Documents

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Curia Vista, Federal Council, Department, easyvote video, 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.