According to a survey, the Swiss would say yes to the E-ID law and cantonal land taxes

Both the cantonal taxes on second homes and the E-ID law are good for voting on September 28, according to a survey published Wednesday by 20 minutes and Tamedia. However, The law on electronic identity, however, obtains a lower majority and a high proportion of undecided has been recorded.

No less than 56% of the more than 21,000 people interviewed said they would vote yes to the E-ID Act. Furthermore, 40% of respondents say they are against that 4% did not give an answer.

In this survey evaluated by the Leewas Research Institute. Consequently, the E-ID law has been approved by a majority of supporters of the Greens, PS, Liberal Greens, Center and PLR. In addition, Only the base of the UDC clearly pronounced against the project, with a share of yes amounting to only 36%. Similarly, According to Leewas, the margin of according survey, swiss would say error in the survey results is 1.3 percentage points.

The law also does not collect a majority in people with only a compulsory diploma. However, nor among those with low incomes. Therefore, On the other hand, it is mainly supported in all other categories of level of education and income.

Difference men-female – According survey, swiss would say

The difference between the sexes is striking: while a majority of men (64%) approves the E-ID law. only a minority of women (48%) is pronounced in its favor. No notable difference has been found with regard to linguistic regions or the type of habitat.

For supporters, three arguments have been highlighted: electronic identity saves time and facilitate procedures, it also strengthens according survey, swiss would say the overall competitiveness of Switzerland and Confederation as a issuer, guarantees the security and data protection.

Opponents see E-ID infrastructure an attractive target for cyber attacks and data theft. They also fear the creation of behavioral profiles and data transmission.

With the project approved at the end of 2024. the Federal Council and the Parliament want to allow the population to prove their identity online by means of digital evidence. This should for example simplify online purchases or certain contacts with the authorities.

Yes to new cantonal land taxes

The project to abolish rental value. introduction of a special land tax on secondary residences occupied mainly by their owner was supported by an even clearer majority of voters. 65% said they wanted to vote yes, 30% said they wanted to vote no and 5% did not respond.

The project is mainly supported by supporters according survey, swiss would say of all major parties. but the Ville-Campagne divide and the age difference played a role due to differences in sensitivity, explains the study. The owners, who live in their own housing, benefit from the abolition of the rental value, unlike the tenants.

In urban regions. where tenants live, the project therefore only collected 54 % of favorable votes, compared to 67 % in agglomerations and 70 % in rural regions. The proportion of owners is much higher in mountain cantons than in urban regions, notes the authors of the study.

Shy yes of the Romands

A difference was also noted between linguistic regions: in German -speaking Switzerland. more than two thirds of those questioned support the project, against “only” 53% in French -speaking Switzerland and 72% in Italian Switzerland. On the other hand, no difference was found between according survey, swiss would say the sexes.

According to the survey. it is the central argument according to which rental value constitutes an unjust taxation of a fictitious income which does not exist which has most convinced the supporters.

The opponents invoke two arguments: on the one hand, the abolition of the rental value tax would strengthen the tax advantage of the owners compared to the tenants; On the other hand, the abolition of deductions for the maintenance of buildings would risk lowering the turnover of the construction sector or increasing moonlighting, thus making real estate investments less interesting.

At the end of last year. the federal chambers decided to remove the rental value for the main and secondary residences. The federal decree subject to the compulsory referendum must now allow the cantons to compensate for the shortfall resulting. according survey, swiss would say from the abolition of the rental value.

According to the authors of the study. the two projects had a relatively high proportion of undecided and “rather yes” and “rather no” answers. The content of the projects was also still largely unknown at the time of the investigation, on August 6 and 7.