Draft law amending the State Budget Act (511 SE) - Second Reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
Date: 2024-11-13 17:39
Total Speeches: 132
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 2h 53m
AI Summaries: 132/132 Speeches (100.0%)
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Summary
The discussions concerned the second reading of the bill to amend the state budget law, initiated by the Government of the Republic, in the Riigikogu. The presenter was Maris Lauri from the Riigikogu Finance Committee. The agenda included the sessions held on November 4th, 5th, and 11th, where the bill and amendments were considered, and the discussions were directed towards the balance between budget transparency and flexibility, improving the relationship between indicators and objectives, and more clearly reflecting the role of the Riigikogu as a legislative body in budget-related decisions. The views of the National Audit Office, the Chancellor of Justice's office, and the Ministry of Finance were mentioned: it was recommended to avoid haste and to consider the importance of oversight and a precise budget picture.
In addition, the discussion focused on the need to present the 2025 budget and subsequent further detailing: strengthening the relationships between indicators, setting limits on transferable funds and budget transfers between ministers, and increasing the transparency of expense categories. There was also discussion of a possible larger amendment to the basic law, which would provide an overview of the entire budget content and increase the Riigikogu’s ability to oversee it. The committee's decisions included moving the bill to the second reading and initial choices for further discussions, as well as two possible packages of amendments concerning the distribution of expenses and a more detailed representation of allocations. As a final decision, the second reading of bill 511 was decisively concluded, and the next step was determined to be the third reading and final vote at a later date.
Decisions Made 2
The Riigikogu's Finance Committee decided on November 5th to send the bill to the second reading onto the Riigikogu’s plenary session agenda for November 13th; to complete the second reading and, if completed, to hold the third reading with a final vote on November 20th.
511 PE regarding the completion of the second reading at the level of the Riigikogu.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker in this discussion was Maris Lauri (Member of the Riigikogu, Member of the Finance Committee). Her contributions and questions primarily addressed issues of budget format and transparency, and the timing of the budget process. Position: other.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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We proceed to the seventh item on the agenda: the Government-initiated draft amendment to the State Budget Act, No. 511, second reading; the rapporteur is Maris Lauri, a member of the Finance Committee.
Maris Lauri
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According to Maris Lauri, the second-reading discussions for 511 draft bills were held on 4, 5 and 11 November. The committee decided to place the bill on the plenary's agenda for 13 November and to finish the second reading, to arrange the third reading with a final vote on 20 November, and, based on the positions of the State Audit Office and the Ministry of Finance, focused on the broader need to amend the basic law, on transparency and the link between metrics and objectives, on the issue of carried-over funds, and with two amendment proposals — to separately highlight expenditures defined in other laws and to bring them into the 2025 budget — and it is planned to discuss in winter fundamental future developments so that they could be implemented in the 2026 budget, depending on as of 30 October the Finance Committee having full support only for its own proposals among the 17 submitted.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi thanks the audience, mentions that you also have questions, and announces that Rain Epler will start the Q&A round.
Rain Epler
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Rain Epler noted that their proposal to make the classification mandatory inspired the Finance Committee and will probably become law, but it is a pity that the whole proposal was not taken into account, and he also had a second proposal to restrict ministers' reallocation of funds, which was rejected, and he asked what discussions or arguments there were that these limits did not reach the Riigikogu, so that budgetary control would improve.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri said that changes suitable for the 2025 budget must be made in such a way that the Ministry of Finance can implement them quickly. Two options regarding carried-forward funds and IT services were discussed — buying from the private sector or using one’s own team — and although the 200,000- and 500,000-euro limits were kept in place, they should be reviewed, and the Riigikogu and ministers should be vigilant.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi said that Urmas Reinsalu hadn't spoken for a long time, and asked the audience to pose a question.
Urmas Reinsalu
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Urmas Reinsalu asks how to turn attention into action and why the projected two billion left unused does not yield a workable solution, highlights the criticisms of the Chancellor of Justice and the State Comptroller regarding the Basic Law draft, and asks why the commission did not support Isamaa's proposal to make the state budget more transparent and to report subsidies by legal entities separately.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri emphasized greater attention from the Riigikogu and an increase in budget transparency, and promised rapid technical changes to the 2025 and 2026 budgets, so that members could make more precise amendments and the allocation of funds would be based on competitions and applications.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
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Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart thanked the Centre Party for highlighting substantive amendment proposals, emphasized that they would make the budget more transparent and more cost-based, and posed a question about ministers' ability to later change amendments approved by the Riigikogu, and asked whether such a solution is supported.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller invited Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvarti to perform.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri said that the Parliament's will to achieve results must not be changed, but the means of implementation must be discussed, because excessive restrictions can cause inefficiency in resource use, and in some cases it is more sensible to purchase IT services than to hire additional personnel.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller invited Lauri Laatsi to speak.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats stressed that the logic of budget management should apply in local governments as well, and the entire system must be transparent, but the current powers give the government too much authority, and he asked why the committee did not consider discussing the government's draft bill together with the draft bill submitted by the Centre Party in order to find a consensus between the opposition and the coalition.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri emphasized that the draft bill does not grant the government additional powers, and rushing to a performance-based budget has created problems; therefore the discussion must be thorough regarding both the 2025 state budget and the 2026 budget, and by winter it must reach timely solutions, while at the same time stressing that a representative of the Centre Party did not participate in the committee or left early.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Aivar Sõerd to speak.
Aivar Sõerd
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Aivar Sõerd says that the budget could be cost-based, and this entire activity-based approach with its metrics would be an informative addition to the budget, because the current metrics are often artificial and do not clearly link expenditures to actual activities.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri emphasizes that the state budget must establish a clear link between performance-based indicators and expenditures, and annually outline the planned activities and time-distributed goals, so that both operational and strategic management can be used, although the strategic component does not have to dominate.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Deputy Speaker Arvo Aller asked Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvarti to speak.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
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Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart said that their draft was not put on the agenda, and therefore it could not be processed together, and the collection of amendment proposals presented in the Finance Committee was an alternative draft that the Centre Party did not wish to discuss.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri said that the commission's rules of procedure are approved by the chair of the commission and that adherence to deadlines is up to him, and that the most substantive discussion took place on November 4, when representatives of the National Audit Office, the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the Accounting Committee were present, but a member of the Centre faction left the meeting and he drew attention to this as a remark, because he had been appointed as the rapporteur at that time.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller invited Lauri Laatsi to speak.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats stressed that the two draft bills should be discussed together in the committee, and if he is a member of the committee, he wants to make the document better, more transparent and easier to understand, which has been done by both the opposition and the coalition.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The speech calls on the audience to act and take responsibility, simply saying: your time has come.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats said that such a proposal could have been made, and with it we would have been able to process two bills together.
Maris Lauri
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Following the substantive discussion on November 4, it is clear that rapid changes to the State Budget Act are not feasible, and for the 2025 budget work will continue in a narrower version to which details will be added, because broader questions such as the transition to cost-based accounting and ministers’ competencies require more thorough discussion in the coming months; The Centre Party has the opportunity to present its ideas, but their proposals cannot be quickly realized in the 2025 budget, therefore substantive proposals are expected in further discussions.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Arvo Aller announced that the questions were over, thanked the presenter, opened the negotiations, and gave the floor to Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart first, who asked for three more minutes.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
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Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart stresses in her speech that the budget must be transparent and that the Riigikogu must have a clear understanding of where the money goes, and that ministers should not have the right at any time to change expense lines when the Riigikogu has already submitted amendment proposals, while at the same time calling for the necessity of a cost-based budget and explanatory notes with performance indicators, and drawing attention to Rail Baltica funding and the transparency of support for legal entities.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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This speech emphasizes that now is the time for you to act.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
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The Centre Party faction wants to suspend the second reading of the bill because it does not improve budget transparency.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next up is Annely Akkermann.
Annely Akkermann
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Annely Akkermann notes why the last one and a half months have been focused on the format of the budget and on an activity-based presentation, recalls the historical background and the State Audit Office's criticism, and emphasizes that the aim is to make the state budget informative and to enable strategic discussions regardless of opponents' criticisms.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller requests three additional minutes.
Annely Akkermann
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Annely Akkermann said that the 2025 budget would be amended and made more detailed with an addendum to ensure legality and transparency, and she pledged to start making the 2026 budget clearer at the start of the new year.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Aivar Sõerd is invited to perform.
Aivar Sõerd
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Aivar Sõerd argues that activity-based budgeting will not solve the practical problems that arise in practice, because performance indicators are formal and artificial and the link between funding and results is absent, state budget decisions are still made on the basis of traditional cost lines, and as examples he cites the futility of the Ministry of Justice's penalties enforcement program metric and the targets for the number of fatalities in road-investment projects – this year's 54 fatalities are far from the 44 target.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller proposed adding three minutes.
Aivar Sõerd
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Aivar Sõerd believes that the existing performance indicators do not reflect real expenditures or the risk of insolvency, and proposes that the state budget be enacted by law on a cost- and resource-based basis, where the actual use of money is clearly visible and activity-based indicators would remain only as informative additions.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next up is Rain Epler.
Rain Epler
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Rain Epler criticizes the state budget process as an opaque and paradoxical procedure in which additions and actual costs will be approved later before the Riigikogu, and he calls for greater transparency, open data, and the role of investigative journalism.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Speaker Arvo Aller invited Urmas Reinsalu to speak, and Reinsalu asked for extra time — three more minutes.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu said that although the discussion on amending the State Budget Base Act is timely, the current proposal does not meet the state's needs and taxpayers' expectations, because the Chancellor of Justice and the Auditor General have criticized the budget's lack of transparency and the absence of parliamentary oversight. Isamaa submitted cost-based amendments with names and amounts, but the Finance Committee rejected them, and he is calling for ending the discussion and taking time to achieve a high-quality and auditable budget.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next, Leo Kunnas takes the stage.
Leo Kunnas
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The speaker turned to the meeting chair and immediately asked for three minutes of extra time.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller announced that three more minutes would be given.
Leo Kunnas
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Leo Kunnas claims that the Ministry of Defence's budget and its five indicators do not reflect actual readiness or combat capability, because most of them are at the input or statistical level and do not show the real impact, therefore there is a need for clear objectives, better oversight, and a reassessment of the system.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller thanks and asks Aivar Kokk to take the floor.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Aivar Kokk criticizes the budget's lack of transparency and hidden costs, emphasizing that politicians and officials together decide large lines, referring to an unallocated investment line of over 2 million euros and 9 million euros for the Võru shooting range, and he states that a government-directed approach that excessively ignores the private sector will bring billions of euros in concrete costs and the amortization of the Health Insurance Fund, and health care will not win.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller requests three more minutes.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Aivar Kokk criticizes the Estonian budget as opaque and inefficient, where the Estonian Health Insurance Fund should allocate money to prevention, but the money is distributed among the wrong priorities and decision-making authority becomes redistributed uncontrollably without discussion.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The main message of the speech is that now is the time for the audience to take action.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Aivar Kokk hopes that the bill will be seriously debated, and that Isamaa's proposal to suspend the second reading will be taken into account, so that the committee can make the right decisions.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The speech emphasizes that your time has come.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Aivar Kokk said that you must not drive over the opposition with a road roller.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next up is Maris Lauri, who asked for three more minutes.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri said that the bill does not add any additional possibilities for the government to redirect money, the limits must be discussed jointly and thoroughly, and that the information can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Finance and riigiraha.fin.ee, and she emphasized the importance of transparency, criticized the idea of earmarked funding, and spoke about two proposals that aim to make the 2025 budget even more opaque.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller invites Mart Helme onto the stage next.
Mart Helme
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Mart Helme accuses the Reform Party and the state budget of corruption and a lack of transparency, claiming that the budget is deliberately muddled and inexplicable, and that it allows money to be directed to his own people, and that the aim of national defense expenditures remains unclear.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chairman Arvo Aller highlighted three minutes of extra time.
Mart Helme
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Mart Helme claims that increasing defense spending and building up Estonia's defense industry is stealing money, recalling that we had our own industry before, which was eliminated, and the threat from Russia remains.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The message urges you to take action, saying that your time has come.
Mart Helme
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Mart Helme says that ordinary people neither want nor are able to understand draft laws, and they only understand whether life is getting better or worse.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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He said that it's time for the listeners to take action.
Mart Helme
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They accuse you that, over the last three years under your leadership, life has only gotten worse, and they add that you have not deceived anyone.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Urmas Reinsalu confirmed that he is currently speaking on behalf of the faction.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Based on the State Audit Office's 2023 assessment, state budget grants are largely allocated without competition and without clear goals and criteria, which creates a lack of transparency, and Isamaa's proposals are aimed at increasing the transparency of the 2025 budget and at better traceability of the financial impact for Parliament and the public.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller said that there are no requests to speak, and Maris Lauri will deliver a reply speech.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri said that one tactic of demagoguery is to mix truth with falsehood or with half-truths, and she emphasized that in the state budget allocations should be clearly listed as separate lines — such as the Social Fund's pensions and the Health Insurance Fund's allocations to municipalities — and with the committee's proposal these lines are intended to be added to the budget, because delaying changes to basic science would create an obligation to make the 2025 budget more vague.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chair closes the negotiations and informs that 19 amendments have been made to the bill and their review will begin; the first amendment proposal has been made by the Finance Committee and the leading committee wishes to take it fully into account; Lauri Laats, please.
Lauri Laats
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Thank you, we do not wish to vote for this amendment proposal, but we want the other one, and I was too hasty.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller said that the second amendment proposal has been submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, and the lead committee's proposal is to leave it unconsidered.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats said that the package would change the state budget's base law to a full transition to an input-based budget and would actually depart from the principle of a performance-based budget, and unfortunately the lead committee did not support the proposal, after which he asked that this item be voted on right here in this chamber and, before the vote, a ten-minute recess.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman thanks and announces a ten-minute break.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Before the vote, Maris Lauri presents a question to the chair of the meeting.
Maris Lauri
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Maris Lauri noted that it is customary that no speeches are made during the vote on an amendment, but her colleague delivered a short speech during that request and asked whether our customs have changed.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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They confirmed that the practices have not changed, explained why they want to bring the amendment to a vote, and announced that they would bring to a vote amendment No. 2, which was submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction; the lead committee's recommendation is to leave it unconsidered, asking everyone to take a stand and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The proposal received 18 votes in favour and 59 against and did not gain support, therefore we move on to the third amendment proposal submitted by the Isamaa faction, and the lead committee's proposal is to leave it unconsidered.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
He thanked the esteemed director and asked to vote for this amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Amendment No. 3 submitted by the Isamaa faction will be put to a vote; the steering committee wishes to disregard it, and you are asked to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The proposal received 19 votes in favor, 59 against, and 0 abstentions, therefore it did not gain support; the fourth amendment proposal was submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, and the steering committee wishes to disregard it.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats praises a proposal that facilitates understanding of the budget's breakdown, asks to vote in favor of this amendment, and takes a ten-minute pause to think.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller announces a ten-minute break.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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An amendment proposal No. 4 from the Centre Party faction was presented to the Riigikogu; the steering committee recommended disregarding it, and a stance on it and a vote were requested.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal received 18 votes in favour and 54 against, and it did not gain support; the following fifth amendment proposal by Rain Epler and Martin Helme was left unconsidered by the steering committee, and Helle-Moonika Helme was asked to speak.
Helle-Moonika Helme
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Helle-Moonika Helme said that the commission rejected the proposal, then essentially proposed a substantively identical proposal, and her wording was better than Raini's and Martini's own, therefore she proposed to vote in favor of theirs and to discard the commission's own version.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that the chamber is in session and that amendment No. 5, submitted by Rain Epler and Martin Helme, will be put to a vote, and the Steering Committee recommends leaving it unconsidered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal received 17 votes in favor, 52 against, and there were no abstentions, so it did not gain support; the Isamaa faction's sixth amendment proposal followed, which the steering committee wishes to leave unconsidered; Helir-Valdor Seeder, please!
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They thank the chair, ask for a vote on the amendment proposal, and say that no break will be taken, and if the vote goes well, there will be no reason to take a break for the next Isamaa proposals.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that the sixth amendment proposal from the Isamaa faction would be put to a vote, but the steering committee recommended disregarding it, and he asked them to take a stand and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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According to the Riigikogu's voting results, 21 were in favour, 54 against, and there were no abstentions; the proposal did not gain support, and the seventh amendment proposal, submitted by the Centre Party faction, remained the lead committee's position: to leave it unconsidered.
Lauri Laats
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They thank and emphasise that the point presented by the Estonian Centre Party faction is important, and they certainly intend to vote in favour of it, and at that moment they will not pause.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar put to a vote the seventh amendment proposal, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction; the leading committee's position is to leave it unconsidered, and he called on the Riigikogu to take a stand and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal did not receive support in the Riigikogu (19 in favor, 54 against, there were no abstentions), and the eighth amendment proposal, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, which the steering committee wishes to disregard, is next.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats thanks you and asks for your vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair declares the eighth amendment proposal, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, to be put to a vote and highlights the Steering Committee's recommendation to leave it unconsidered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Twenty votes were in favor of the proposed amendment, 54 against, and there were no abstentions, so it did not receive support; subsequently the Estonian Centre Party faction will present the ninth amendment proposal, and the leading committee's position is to disregard it; Lauri Laats, please.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats thanked and said that it was a pity that the commission did not take our proposal into account, and asked for a vote on that item.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair, Lauri Hussar, thanks a colleague and, before the start of the voting procedure, notes that Helle-Moonika Helme has her hand up and that she has a question about the procedure for conducting the meeting.
Helle-Moonika Helme
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Helle-Moonika Helme apologizes for the umpteenth time and explains that remotes are very sensitive, and even a phone or some other device can trigger them.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Hussar announced that the ninth amendment proposal, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, would be put to a vote, and that the steering committee wishes to disregard it.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal had 20 in favor, 55 against, and no abstentions, so it did not gain support; the tenth amendment proposal from the Isamaa faction followed, which the steering committee wishes to disregard, Helir-Valdor Seeder, please.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Seeder asks that a vote be held on the amendment proposal and notes that the previous Isamaa amendment proposal vote did not go well, but a new opportunity is being given.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker Lauri Hussar called the Riigikogu to vote on the tenth amendment proposal, submitted by the Isamaa faction, and the leading committee recommended leaving it unconsidered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar announced that 23 Riigikogu members voted in favor of the proposal, 55 against, and there were no abstentions; the proposal did not receive support; next, the 11th amendment proposal from the Estonian Centre Party faction is presented, with the leading committee's position: to disregard it.
Lauri Laats
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The speaker says "yes" and calls for a vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair declares the opening of the vote and submits the Estonian Centre Party faction's 11th amendment proposal, on which the steering committee wishes to leave unconsidered, and asks the participants to take a position and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal received 20 votes in favor, 54 against, and there were no abstentions, therefore it did not gain support; regarding the 12th amendment proposal submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, the lead committee's position is to disregard it.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats thanks and asks for a vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair asks for leave to vote, the chamber agrees, and puts the Estonian Centre Party faction's 12th amendment proposal to a vote, although the lead committee wishes to leave it unconsidered, asking the chamber to take a stance and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Riigikogu voted, and the result was 20 in favour, 55 against, there were no abstentions, and the proposal did not receive support, and the 13th amendment proposal, submitted by the Isamaa faction, was left to be disregarded as the leading committee's position. Helir-Valdor Seeder, please.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They thank you and ask you to vote for this amendment proposal.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chair Lauri Hussar puts the 13th amendment proposal to a vote, a proposal submitted by the Isamaa faction and which the steering committee wishes to disregard, and asks the chamber to take a stand and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The proposal received 22 votes in favor, 56 against, and there were no abstentions, and it did not receive support; next, the 14th amendment proposal will be submitted by the Centre Party faction, and the steering committee wishes to leave it unconsidered.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats asks for a vote and invites colleagues to think positively about this amendment proposal.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that the Estonian Centre Party faction's 14th amendment proposal would be put to a vote, but the steering committee's position is to leave it unconsidered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
In the vote, 21 members of the Riigikogu voted in favor, 56 against, and there were no abstentions; the proposal did not receive support, and next the Isamaa faction's 15th amendment proposal was presented, which the steering committee decided to disregard.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
He invites not only people to go out and vote, but to actually vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The chair, Lauri Hussar, asked his colleagues to vote on the Isamaa faction's 15th amendment proposal, on which the steering committee recommended disregarding it, and asked them to take a stand and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
In the vote, 23 were in favour, 57 against, and there were no abstentions; the proposal did not receive support as a result, and regarding the 16th amendment proposal, which was submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, the steering committee recommended leaving it out of consideration.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats said that the amendment proposal is very serious and necessary, because without it the law would not function, and ministers would not be able to change and move expenditure items within their areas of governance, and they want to vote on this point and, before that, consult with colleagues and take a ten-minute break.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Thank you very much; on behalf of the Estonian Centre Party faction, I declare a ten-minute break.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Lauri Hussar put to a vote the 16th amendment proposal submitted by the Centre Party faction, about which the lead committee wishes to disregard.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The chairperson announced that the proposal received 19 votes in favor and 57 against, with no abstentions, and therefore did not gain support; next, amendment number 17, submitted by Rain Epler and Martin Helme, which the steering committee wishes to disregard, will be presented.
Helle-Moonika Helme
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Helle-Moonika Helme said that she would put this amendment proposal to a vote to see whether the Reform Party supported Jürgen Ligit, and would make it a confidence vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Hussar called for a vote on the 17th amendment proposal submitted by Rain Epler and Martin Helme, noting that the steering committee wishes it to be disregarded, and asked to take a position and vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The proposal received 20 votes in favor, 57 against, and there were no abstentions; therefore it did not gain support. The 18th amendment proposal, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, was not taken into account from the lead committee's standpoint.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats thanks you and asks you to vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The chair, Lauri Hussar, called for a vote and put the 18th amendment proposal to a vote, which was submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction and which the main committee recommended be disregarded.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The proposal received 18 votes in favor, 57 against, and there were no abstentions, and it did not gain support; today's 19th amendment proposal regarding this bill has been submitted by the Finance Committee, and the leading committee's position is to take it fully into account.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They thank the chair and ask that the proposed amendment be put to a vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Lauri Hussar announced a vote on the 19th amendment proposal submitted by the Finance Committee, and noted that the leading committee wishes to have its position on the matter fully taken into account.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The chairman Lauri Hussar informed that after the review of 511 amendment proposals, two proposals (EK and Isamaa) were submitted, which seek to suspend the second reading of Bill 511, and he began preparing for the vote, calling members to vote.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The proposal received 21 votes in favor, 58 against, and there were no abstentions; therefore it did not gain support, and the second reading of 511 SE has been completed.