Swiss referendums, 2015

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Six referendums were held in Switzerland during 2015, the first of which were held on 8 March.^[1]

March referendums

Two referendums were held on 8 March.^[2] The family initiative proposal proposed that child and education allowances should be exempt from income tax,^[2] whilst second initiative called for the introduction of a tax on non-renewable energy,^[2] with the higher cost of energy consumption compensated by the abolition of VAT.^[2] The family initiative was initiated by the Christian Democratic People's Party and the energy initiative was initiated by the Green Liberal Party.^[3] The Swiss government recommended the rejection of both initiatives,^[2] and both were rejected by voters.

The failed energy initiative received worst vote result for an initiative since 1929.^[3]

June referendums

Four referendums were held on 14 June 2015, covering a constitutional amendment regarding reproductive medicine and human gene technology, popular initiatives on scholarships and inheritance tax and a modification of the federal law on radio and television reducing the annual licence fee from 462 to 400 Francs.^[4]

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