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Transparency in political funding: Definitive receipts for the 8 March 2026 popular vote campaigns

22 / 05 / 2026

News - Transparency in political funding

Four proposals were put to the vote on 8 March 2026: the Cash Initiative and counter-proposal, the SBC Initiative, the Climate Fund Initiative, and the Federal Act on Individual Taxation. Campaigners who spent more than CHF 50,000 had to disclose their funding. The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) publishes the final figures reported by the campaign managers in the electronic reporting register 75 days after each popular vote.

The definitive receipts reported for the proposals put to a popular vote total CHF 10.71 million. This is a total of 22 % above the budget figures published 30 days before the vote. No campaign was reported for the Cash Initiative and counter-proposal while CHF 7.5 million was allocated to the SBC Initiative, 1.78 million for the Climate Fund Initiative and 1.42 million was disclosed for the Federal Act on Individual Taxation.

The SFAO audited a total of 5 of the 25 campaigns reported. In terms of value, these checks covered 54 % of total receipts for all campaigns. The list of people and organisations audited has been updated.

The political actors are responsible for the accuracy of the information disclosed.