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Popular vote · 26.09.2021Federal ballot

Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'

Votes2021
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
35.1% 987'045
No
64.9% 1'823'262
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
52.7%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Campo (Vallemaggia)64.7%TI
2Mauraz64.0%VD
3Bern61.9%BE
4Les Enfers60.7%JU
5Lajoux59.0%JU
6Biel/Bienne56.7%BE
7Mervelier56.1%JU
8Lausanne56.0%VD
9Saignelégier55.5%JU
10Chavannes-près-Renens54.8%VD

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral
NoYesNo result

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
Jura47.5%
Geneva41.8%
Bern40.6%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City48.1%66.3%3
2Jura47.5%45.3%51
3Neuchâtel44.9%48.1%24
4Geneva41.8%59.2%45
5Bern40.6%49.6%329
6Fribourg39.2%52.0%119
7Vaud38.4%56.7%300
8Zurich36.0%55.4%160
9Schaffhausen34.8%71.8%26
10Solothurn34.5%52.8%104
11Ticino34.5%49.0%100
12Basel-Landschaft32.7%51.8%86
13Glarus32.6%42.2%3
14Lucerne32.0%53.5%79
15Uri31.5%46.3%19
16Appenzell Ausserrhoden31.0%53.7%20
17St. Gallen30.9%50.8%75
18Aargau29.9%53.8%196
19Grisons29.2%47.8%100
20Valais29.1%53.8%122
21Thurgau28.1%53.2%80
22Obwalden25.1%55.1%7
23Appenzell Innerrhoden23.6%48.4%5
24Schwyz23.4%52.6%30
25Zug23.2%60.5%11
26Nidwalden22.6%55.2%11

The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.

Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2021 662, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2021 662 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'”?
On 26.09.2021, “Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'” was rejected with 987'045 yes and 1'823'262 no. Turnout was 52.7%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (48.1%), the strongest no from Nidwalden (22.6%).
Was “Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'” accepted?
“Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'” was rejected nationwide on 26.09.2021.