Unacceptable Federal Council Decision: Abolition of Imputed Rental Value Must Occur in 2028
07.04.2026 | from HEV Schweiz
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07.04.2026, The Federal Council announced today that they plan to implement the abolition of the imputed rental value on 1 January 2029. HEV Schweiz is irritated by this poor April Fool's joke. This delaying tactic is unacceptable for all self-occupied homeowners. HEV calls on the Federal Council to reconsider and abolish the imputed rental value by 1 January 2028, as communicated to the voters ahead of the referendum.
As the Federal Council clearly states in its press release, the abolition of the imputed rental value by 1 January 2028 is quite feasible. For HEV Schweiz, it is incomprehensible that this date is now to be postponed by one year. The reason given for this seems adventurous: The cantons need sufficient time to potentially make use of the option linked with the imputed rental value abolition to introduce a cantonal property tax on secondary residences.
This option is available to the cantons - but it is their responsibility. HEV has no understanding for this pretext of an 'excuse'. Neither the cantons nor the municipalities have ever had trouble introducing a new tax. The political processes in the cantons must be respected for this. However, blocking a decision made by the people and the cantons is wrong and dangerous.
HEV demands that the Federal Council reconsider its decision and set the effective date of the imputed rental value abolition to 1 January 2028, as promised ahead of the referendum. By doing so, it would respect the will of the approximately 58 percent of voters who said YES to the abolition of the imputed rental value on 28 September 2025 - specifically by 1 January 2028.
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Source: HEV Schweiz, Press release
Original article published on: Inakzeptabler Bundesrats-Entscheid: Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts muss 2028 erfolgen