Votes and Elections on 18 June 2023

Federal votes

The Federal Council determines voting proposals at least four months before the voting date. The Federal Council decided that there will be three federal proposals submitted to the people on 18 June 2023:

• Federal Decree of 16 December 2022 on the Special Taxation of Multinational Enterprises (Implementation of OECD/G20 Project on the Taxation of Multinational Enterprises) (BBl 2022 3216);
• Federal Act of 30 September 2022 on Climate Protection Goals, Innovation and Strengthening Energy Security (ClA) (BBl 2022 2403);
• Amendment of 16 December 2022 to the Federal Act of 25 September 2020 on the Statutory Principles for Federal Council Ordinances on Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic (COVID-19 Act) (AS 2022 817)
  At the time of going to press, it was not yet clear whether the issue would go to a referendum. Signatures were still in the process of being counted.

Everything you need to know about voting proposals (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by Parliament and the Federal Council etc.) is available at www.admin.ch/votes or via the Federal Chancellery’s VoteInfo app.

Popular initiatives

The following federal popular initiatives have already been launched at the time of going to press (deadline for the collection of signatures in brackets):

• Federal Popular Initiative ‘Every kilowatt hour of Swiss renewable energy counts!’ (14.08.2024)
• Federal Popular Initiative ‘Inquiry into the background to the COVID-19 pandemic (Inquiry Initiative)’ (28.08.2024)

The list of pending popular initiatives is available in German, French and Italian at www.bk.admin.ch.

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