Draft law amending the Act on the Government of the Republic and amending other acts related thereto (505 SE) – third reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Date: 2024-12-11 16:02
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 10
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 26m
AI Summaries: 10/10 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Analysis
Summary
Bill 505, third reading: Debate on the Act amending the State Government Act and related acts. Discussions focused on the impact of Estonian economic policy and taxes, as well as the structure of the state budget. The government’s tax changes were criticized, along with their impact on people's incomes, and major expenditure commitments, including the budget for defense-related special equipment. It was also noted that changes to bureaucracy and governance structures could increase administrative burden and affect the quality of decisions. In addition, the important role of regional policy was highlighted: ensuring the vitality and accessibility of services in rural areas and the importance of coordinating regional and agricultural policy.
Decisions Made 1
Bill 505 has been passed as a law with a majority of the Riigikogu’s composition: in favor 57, against 24. Bill 505 has completed its proceedings as a law and the completion took place in the final vote.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart (Center Party). She spoke twice, discussing land policy and the role of rural areas, emphasizing the importance of state presence and cooperation, which she described as “other” or a central political position (neither left nor right category). She represents the Center Party's typical central or "change-inducing" approach, which doesn't fall into a simple left or right classification.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi opened negotiations for the third reading of Bill No. 505, the draft law amending the Government of the Republic Act and, accordingly, the draft law amending related laws, and Urmas Reinsalu, on behalf of the Isamaa faction, requested eight minutes of extra time.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu accuses the government in his speech of raising taxes and expanding bureaucracy, says that there are no real savings in the state budget and that investments will fall, and confirms Isamaa's decision to vote against Bill 505.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
In the speech, great gratitude is expressed and a request is made on behalf of the Social Democratic Party faction by Madis Kallas.
Madis Kallas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Madis Kallas emphasized that Estonia must strengthen regional policy, relocate the activities of ministries away from Tallinn and Tartu, and reduce the regional divide so that the vitality of rural areas and the provision of services are better secured.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi promised three more minutes.
Madis Kallas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Madis Kallas said that civil defence and the management of the digital sector will be added to the remit of the Ministry of the Interior, so that the state would be present across Estonia and services would be more accessible, and that legal obstacles would be reduced, emphasising the need for urban–rural cooperation, because a city cannot function without rural areas; the Social Democratic faction supported the bill.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart represents the Estonian Centre Party faction and requests eight minutes of extra time.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart claims that the draft bill lays the groundwork for a new political culture in which laws are changed for the benefit of one particular person, and the change of the State Secretary's education requirement politicizes the civil service, which reduces trust in institutions and threatens the principles of the rule of law.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi ends negotiations, puts draft bill 505 (the draft law to amend the Government of the Republic Act and, accordingly, amendments to other laws) up for a final vote, and draws attention to the fact that for its adoption as a law a majority of the Riigikogu's membership is required.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
The Estonian Parliament passed Bill 505 into law: 57 in favor, 24 against, 0 abstentions.