Should richer regions contribute more to support poorer regions?

This vote was about reforming how tax money and government responsibilities are shared between national and regional governments. The reform increased financial support from wealthier regions to poorer ones while also clarifying which level of government is responsible for different public services. Supporters argued that it would make government more efficient and reduce regional inequalities. Opponents argued that some regions would pay significantly more and lose financial independence.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/514.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=514
Vote date: 2004-11-28
Original Swissvotes English title: Neugestaltung Finanzausgleich
Original German title: Neugestaltung Finanzausgleich
Swissvotes short-description title: Finanzausgleich und Aufgabenteilung erhalten eine neue Architektur
Original French title: Réforme de la péréquation financière
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/56523
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20041128.prop_oui_514_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20041128.prop_oui_514_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=514