15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The first reading of Draft Act 437, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the amendment of the Land Tax Act, was presented to the Riigikogu. The aim of the draft act is to increase the autonomy of local governments in determining the size and growth limits of the …

The Riigikogu debated the first reading of the Act on Amendments to the Child Protection Act and other acts (Draft 427 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic. The central objective of the draft legislation is to improve the field of child protection: enhancing the system for identifying children …

Bill 431 – First reading in the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) of the Riigikogu decision “Supporting the Introduction of Nuclear Energy in Estonia.” The core of the agenda is the decision to grant a mandate to establish a phase: a planning framework and regulatory basis for potential nuclear energy, which would …

This agenda item addresses the third reading of Draft Act 389 on amending the 2024 State Budget Act. The objective is to make changes to the distribution of budget funds that do not increase the overall volume but enable the minimum salary threshold for teachers to be raised to 1,820 …

The next item on the agenda addressed the Centre Party faction's draft resolution of the Riigikogu, Draft No. 406, titled "Proposal to the Government of the Republic to reduce the VAT on domestic fruits and vegetables to 5 percent." Riigikogu member Aleksandr Tšaplõgin was appointed as the rapporteur. The aim …

The item on the agenda addressed the draft resolution of the Riigikogu submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, titled "Proposal to the Government of the Republic for the implementation of a digital services tax in Estonia." The initiator of the draft, Andrei Korobeinik (Centre Party), emphasized that the digital …

The subsequent agenda item concerned Draft Resolution 407 of the Riigikogu, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, which seeks to restore funding for youth extracurricular activities to 14,250,000 euros annually. The previous support had been cut to 10,250,000 euros for 2022, and Estonian local municipalities have emphasized that these …

Agenda item 8 concerned the initial reading of the Riigikogu decision, "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to Restore Support for Youth School Sports," submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction. The rapporteur was Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart. The most important topic was the change in school sports funding …

The agenda item concerned the second reading of Bill 390, initiated by the Government of the Republic, regarding the amendment of the Information Society Services Act, the Copyright Act, and the Taxation Procedure Act. Andres Sutt, a member of the Economic Affairs Committee, addressed the Riigikogu rostrum as the rapporteur …

Under agenda item 11, the second reading of Bill 398, the Cryptocurrency Market Act initiated by the Government of the Republic, was discussed. The bill was presented by Maris Lauri, a member of the Finance Committee; the views and opinions of stakeholders were collected and deliberated over the course of …