Economy: party recommendations
How often each party recommended Yes on votes about this topic, by decade. Only Yes and No recommendations count; free votes and missing recommendations do not.
135 votes since 1866. Work, wages, banks, competition
Share of Yes recommendations by decade
Above 50 % means the party recommended Yes more often than No. A vote can belong to more than one topic.
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election). A decade appears from 3 recommendations.
Numbers as a table
| Party | Proposals | Yes recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 105 | 53 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 116 | 74 % |
| The Centre | 13 | 69 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 119 | 61 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 48 | 67 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 36 | 47 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 56 | 32 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 88 | 64 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- Decree on the Swiss currency and cash supply
8 March 2026 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP NoEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Cash is Freedom»
8 March 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Service Citoyen Initiative
30 November 2025 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative for an economy within planetary boundaries («Environmental Responsibility Initiative»)
9 February 2025 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- OECD minimum tax for enterprises
18 June 2023 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS Free voteGLP YesEDU Free voteEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Climate and Innovation Act
18 June 2023 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on Withholding Tax
25 September 2022 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Amendment to the Film Act
15 May 2022 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Package of measures to support the media
13 February 2022 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «No tobacco ads for children and young adults»
13 February 2022 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on Stamp Duties
13 February 2022 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Nursing initiative
28 November 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte Free voteFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision)
28 November 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- COVID-19 Act
13 June 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP Free voteSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a ban on financing war material manufacturers»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Paternity leave
27 September 2020 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Tax reform and funding of old-age insurance
19 May 2019 · ✓ Accepted
SVP Free voteSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Sovereign Money Initiative»
10 June 2018 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS Free voteGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gambling Act
10 June 2018 · ✓ Accepted
SVP Free voteSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Corporate Tax Reform III
12 February 2017 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For an unconditional basic income»
5 June 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «No speculation on food»
28 February 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gold initiative
30 November 2014 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Stop the discriminatory VAT for the hospitality sector!»
28 September 2014 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.