First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel, and Electricity Excise Duty Act (255 SE)
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Date: 2024-01-24 18:14
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 8
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 1m
AI Summaries: 8/8 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Analysis
Summary
Agenda item number 13 concerned the first reading of Draft Bill 255, initiated by Riigikogu members Arvo Aller, Rene Kokk, and Anti Poolamets, which addressed amendments to the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel, and Electricity Excise Duty Act. The main objective of the draft bill was to reduce the excise duty rate applied to oil shale heating oil. The initiator, Rene Kokk, presented the draft bill briefly, requesting support for it. However, the Finance Committee, designated as the lead committee and represented by its Chair Annely Akkermann, proposed rejecting the draft bill. Since the presentations were brief and substantive, and there was no desire in the hall to open discussions, they immediately proceeded to a vote to decide the fate of the lead committee's proposal.
Decisions Made 1
The leading committee's proposal to reject Bill 255 during its first reading was adopted. In the subsequent vote, 32 members of parliament supported the bill being dropped from the proceedings, while 9 voted against. Consequently, the bill was rejected and removed from the legislative process.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker was Rene Kokk, who presented on behalf of the initiators of Bill 255. He briefly explained the substance of the bill, which involved reducing the excise duty rate on shale oil fuel, and asked for the support of the members of parliament. In his address, he represented the position of the bill's initiators, which was aimed at changing the excise policy (the initiators' side).
Aseesimees Jüri Ratas
AI Summary
The Riigikogu is debating the first reading of Draft Bill 255, which was initiated by Arvo Aller, Rene Kokk, and Anti Poolamets, and which aims to amend the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel, and Electricity Excise Duty Act.
Aseesimees Jüri Ratas
AI Summary
The core of the address is the greeting of the chairman.
AI Summary
Rene Kokk stated that the draft bill, which involves amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel, and Electricity Excise Duty Act, reduces the excise duty rate applicable to shale oil heating oil and requested that they vote in favor of it.
Aseesimees Jüri Ratas
AI Summary
Deputy Speaker Jüri Ratas thanked the speaker for the substantive presentation, announced that there were no questions, and gave the floor of the Riigikogu to Annely Akkermann, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, as the next presenter.
Annely Akkermann
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The Finance Committee discussed the bill and decided to propose that the bill be rejected.
Aseesimees Jüri Ratas
AI Summary
Jüri Ratas thanked [the presenter] for the comprehensive report, stated that negotiations would not be opened, and confirmed that preparations for the vote were underway. The chamber concurred, and the goal is to reject the leading committee's proposal on Draft Bill 255 during the first reading.
Aseesimees Jüri Ratas
AI Summary
32 in favor, 9 against; Draft Bill 255 has been rejected on the first reading and is removed from the proceedings, and the consideration of the thirteenth item on the agenda is concluded.