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The National Council agrees with the introduction of a voluntary electronic vignette on the highway (electronic vignette) and has approved it by 142 votes to 47 and 2 abstentions. This should be available in addition to the conventional adhesive label from 2022.
Originally, the Federal Council wanted to abolish the sticker entirely. But he abandoned this plan after the consultation. Instead, he proposed a voluntary electronic vignette to parliament.
The electronic vignette is linked to the registration number and should be able to be ordered and paid for online at home and abroad. The Council of States approved the proposal last December.
Commission spokeswoman Edith Graf-Litscher (SP / TG) spoke of a contemporary solution. These days, stickers have to be painstakingly scraped off the windshield year after year. Finance Minister Ueli Maurer recalled that savings of 36 million francs are also at stake.
“Other intentions”
For the SVP, the bill is not so harmless. “I’m afraid there are other intentions behind the introduction of the electronic vignette,” said Nadja Umbricht Pieren (SVP / BE).
In his opinion, this could be a first step towards mobility pricing. He also warned of high monitoring costs if automatic control systems were introduced. The SVP’s motion not to participate failed with 138 to 51 votes.
However, the National Council deviated from the decisions of the small chamber on some points. Automated controls should not be allowed with permanently installed systems, but only randomly with mobile devices. Links-Grün representatives pointed out the existing permanent facilities that could no longer be used in vain.
The National Council also decided that the decal should not only be sold at the border, but also abroad. Maurer warned of high additional costs, but could not prevail. Data protection was only a marginal issue after the Federal Council abandoned its plans for a comprehensive control system.
Same price
The price of the vignette remains unchanged at 40 francs. The Federal Council assumes that revenues will remain approximately the same as today. These amount to around 360 million francs a year and are used for the construction, operation and maintenance of national roads. An increase in the price of the vignette to 100 francs was unsuccessful in 2013. The proposal is now sent back to the Council of States.
