Initiative «Stop the discriminatory VAT for the hospitality sector!»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Schluss mit der MwSt-Diskriminierung des Gastgewerbes!»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
28.5% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 47%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- UriNo majority, Yes share 35.4%, Turnout 38%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 52%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 49%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 68%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 31.9%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 40%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 31.1%, Turnout 50%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 30.8%, Turnout 43%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 51%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 54%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 29.9%, Turnout 42%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 28.9%, Turnout 39%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 52%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 28.6%, Turnout 33%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 28.6%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.9%, Turnout 45%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 47%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 42%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 26.9%, Turnout 57%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 26.8%, Turnout 44%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 26.8%, Turnout 43%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 24.2%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 44%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking27.3% yes
- French-speaking30.4% yes
- Ticino35.3% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Public financesEconomy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
Other position
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Free vote
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Verfassungsartikel zum Filmwesen
6 July 1958 · ✓ Accepted · 2 of 25 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über Fähigkeitsausweise
20 June 1954 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Gesetz über die Tabakbesteuerung
19 May 1968 · ✗ Rejected · 13 of 25 cantons the same
- Neugestaltung Finanzausgleich
28 November 2004 · ✓ Accepted · 3 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.