Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer also campaigned for the solution of the Council of States. (archive image)
The federal government receives a quarter of the revenue from the OECD minimum tax for internationally active companies. The National Council agreed with the Council of States on the matter on Tuesday.
With 99 votes in favour, 87 against and 6 abstentions, the Grand Chamber made up the difference. Due to a difference on a minor point, the case is returned to the Council of States.
The Grand Chamber originally wanted to donate half of the additional income to the federal government and half to the cantons where the companies are located.
The proponents of this solution argued that the gap between high and low tax cantons should not be widened further. Otherwise, the new constitution threatens to fail at the ballot box. (SDA)