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The SVP’s initiative would be very costly, according to an SEM study <\/p>\n
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The costs to the nation of the Swiss “No to ten million” initiative would outweigh potential housing market relief and other benefits, according to a study from the migration office.\n<\/p>\n
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+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n The government published the results of the study a month before the federal referendum.<\/p>\n Limiting immigration would undoubtedly lead to some easing of crowding, particularly in the housing market. But these would be far less significant than the economic costs involved, the study states.<\/p>\n + Is Swiss population cap an unprecedented idea?<\/a><\/p>\n The state pension pot would deteriorate by several billion francs a year over several decades. Tax revenues would fall by more than expenditure, and the share of healthcare costs in national income would increase more than in a scenario without such a limitation.<\/p>\n The savings made in supplementary benefits and social assistance with the adoption of the initiative would not be enough to offset this tax burden. As a result, tax increases are to be feared. This is just one of a number of measures that would fall \u201cmainly on the current generation of working people\u201d, states the report.<\/p>\n 130,000 fewer pupils<\/p>\n The impact on the workforce, which is already limited due to the ageing of the population, is also mentioned in the study. The number of school-age children would also fall. The study predicts a drop of 130,000 pupils by 2100 if immigration is restricted.<\/p>\n Like parliament, the Federal Council is opposed to the Swiss People\u2019s Party initiative put to the vote on June 14. <\/p>\n The results of the the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) study \u201cmay be useful in shaping opinion in the run-up to the vote\u201d, explains the government in a press release. <\/p>\n The figures presented in the study should be treated with a degree of caution, as the actual repercussions of a population limit depend largely on how it is implemented, it adds.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Swiss Politics\n <\/p>\n \u2018No to ten million\u2019 vote \u2013 should Switzerland cap its population? <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Apr 14, 2026 <\/p>\n On June 14, the Swiss will vote on a right-wing initiative aiming to cap immigration. <\/p>\n![\"Crowded?](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/454006733_highres_f166ae.jpg\")
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