The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour

The Riigikogu session addressed the topic of state finance, during which Prime Minister Kristen Michal answered questions posed by Riigikogu members Lauri Läänemets (SDE) and Jaak Aab (KE). The discussion centered on the government's planned tax changes, primarily the abolition of the tax hump and its impact on various income …

Riigikogu member Lauri Laats raised the issue of road safety in a question directed at Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis, focusing primarily on the "unstoppable light traffic anarchy" caused by light personal transporters (scooters and small mopeds) in cities. Laats emphasized the lack of supervision, the inaccurate registration of traffic accidents …

Riigikogu member Martin Helme posed a question to Prime Minister Kristen Michal on the topic "A Better Protected Estonia," calling into question the Reform Party's capability to ensure national defense and security. Helme claimed that the Reform Party's self-image of a securely protected Estonia has been shattered, referencing criticism from …

The fourth question during the Riigikogu information hour focused on budget and tax policy, posed to Prime Minister Kristen Michal by Riigikogu member Helir-Valdor Seeder. Seeder sharply criticized the government's budget plan, arguing that it fuels inflation through tax hikes, increases the debt burden to cover current expenditures, and contains …

MP Helmen Kütt submitted a formal inquiry to Prime Minister Kristen Michal regarding the state of special welfare services, highlighting the sector's underfunding, low wages (average gross salary of €1,150–€1,250), and long service queues (1,000 people are currently waiting for services). Kütt referenced an audit by the National Audit Office, …

Minister of the Interior Igor Taro responded to an interpellation by Riigikogu member Vadim Belobrovtsev concerning the salaries of rescue workers and police officers. Belobrovtsev highlighted the dissatisfaction of frontline workers with the government's planned salary increase of up to 10%, noting that this is ridiculously small, considering the 40% …

The report addresses the interpellation (Question No. 7) by Riigikogu member Varro Vooglaid to Prime Minister Kristen Michal concerning the demographic crisis. Vooglaid emphasized the extreme seriousness of the demographic crisis, highlighting the drop in the total fertility rate to 1.18 and the decrease in the number of births to …

The eighth question during the Riigikogu (Parliament) information hour concerned the government's draft budget and the deficit. The question was posed by Riigikogu member Urmas Reinsalu, and the answer was provided by Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Reinsalu sharply criticized the budget, calling it "paltry" and a "post-us-the-deluge" budget. He accused …