Federal law on the taxation of HGVs LSVA (1998)
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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%
Text Sources
- FSO (2004): Vote Statistics
Data Sources
- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): Basiskarte 1:500.000
- Atlas of Switzerland: Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)
- FSO (2019): Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Gemeindegrenzen GG25
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Landeskarte 1:500.000
Data Owners: Atlas of Switzerland (AoS), Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo), Federal Chancellery
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