Should the VAT be increased to provide additional funding for old-age insurance?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote was about whether to increase the value-added tax (VAT) to secure extra funding for old-age insurance in Switzerland. The proposal was rejected by a narrow margin.
VoteWorld wording adapted from a Swiss federal vote. Seed votes are official Swiss results for the original linked proposal, not votes cast on this adapted wording.
AI model: gpt-4o-mini

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/614.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=614
Vote date: 2017-09-24
Original Swissvotes English title: Additional funding for the old-age insurance through a VAT increase
Original German title: Zusatzfinanzierung der AHV durch eine Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer
Swissvotes short-description title: Die 'Scheinreform' der Altersvorsorge findet keine Mehrheit
Original French title: Financement additionnel de l'AVS (relèvement de la TVA)
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20170920194332/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20170924/reform-altersvorsorge-2020.html
Official French explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20170920195633/https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/votations/20170924/reforme-prevoyance-vieillesse-2020.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/31358
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDlYt4C7kE
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMfRhNXY7I
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic⟨=de#c=indicator&i;=vp20170924.prop_oui_614_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic⟨=fr#c=indicator&i;=vp20170924.prop_oui_614_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=614