# Federal law on the taxation of HGVs LSVA (1998)

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- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/federal-law-on-the-taxation-of-hgvs-lsva-1998/
- Short title: Tax on HGVs LSVA (1998)
- Map id: 698
- Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Transport and Energy policy
- Keywords: freight transport, Politics, road traffic, Transport
- Published: 2019-12-04
- Last revised: 2020-09-10
- Content language: English
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/bundesgesetz-ueber-eine-leistungsabhaengige-schwerverkehrsabgabe-lsva-1998.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/loi-relative-a-une-redevance-sur-le-trafic-des-poids-lourds-rplp-1998.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/tassa-sul-traffico-pesante-commisurata-alle-prestazioni-ttpcp-1998.md)

## Description

### The proposal

The introduction of a capacity-based tax on heavy-goods vehicles (LSVA) incorporated into the Swiss Constitution in 1994 is designed as a contribution to the implementation of the initiative to protect the Alps and as a way of raising funds for various railway projects. The annual revenue anticipated from the tax on heavy-goods vehicles (between 0.6 and 3 centimes per tonne and kilometre, depending on weight), i.e. one billion Swiss francs, is to be allocated to the Confederation and the cantons on a two-third/one-third basis. The Swiss Heavy Goods Vehicle Federation (ASTAG) successfully called for a referendum against the legislation and was supported by the Swiss People's Party (SVP), the Swiss Commercial Federation and the car industry federations.

### Results

The proposal was accepted by the electorate and the cantons.

Voter turnout: 51.8%
Votes in favour: 57.2%

## Sources

- FSO (2004): Vote Statistics

## Data sources

- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): [Basiskarte 1:500.000](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- FSO (2019): [Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1703030000_101/-/px-x-1703030000_101.px)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500)

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- [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/)
- [Federal Chancellery](http://www.admin.ch)

## Citation

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> Atlas of Switzerland (2020): Federal law on the taxation of HGVs LSVA (1998). ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo, Federal Chancellery. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/federal-law-on-the-taxation-of-hgvs-lsva-1998/

## Variants

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- Cantons
  - 1998: `u=ABIAAwAA` (default)
- Communes
  - 1998: `u=ABIABQAA`

## Links

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