Taxes Alliance submits referendum against individual taxation
A non-partisan alliance submitted 65,672 signatures for the referendum against the introduction of individual taxation on Thursday. According to the alliance, the reform passed by parliament will probably be put to the ballot box in March 2026.
09.10.2025, 13:35
09.10.2025, 14:33
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The signatures were submitted by members of the center, the SVP, EVP, EDU, the Swiss Farmers' Association and IG Familie 3plus.
Individual taxation does not abolish the marriage penalty, nor is it fair or leads to better equality, the Alliance stated. On the contrary, it would place a heavier burden on families, single people and the middle class, while high-earning dual-income households would benefit.
In particular, married couples with only one income or with very different incomes would have to pay significantly higher taxes in future than couples with similar incomes. Individual taxation complicates the tax system and disregards important family benefits, especially if one parent works unpaid, the report continued.
Individual taxation is also a huge bureaucratic monster. In future, married couples would have to complete two tax returns, which would mean around 1.7 million additional tax returns per year, Allianz wrote. These would cause an enormous administrative burden, high costs and force an annual division of assets between the couple.
