By Months: Jaak Aab

Total Months: 10

Fully Profiled: 10

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12.2024

12 Speeches

Strongly supports business-friendly measures, including tax incentives (such as the reduction of waterway fees and the implementation of a tonnage tax scheme) and the reduction of administrative burden. It advocates for state investments in economic competitiveness, for example, allocating 25 million euros for the refitting and reconstruction of vessels. It demonstrates a pragmatic approach to economic policy, balancing the interests of both entrepreneurs and the state.
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11.2024

20 Speeches

It supports enhancing economic competitiveness through strategic investments and innovation. It advocates for a moderate tax increase to balance the state budget, stressing the importance of broad-based contributions. It supports boosting business productivity and investing in research and development (R&D). It demonstrates an understanding of the necessity of a long-term perspective in economic policy.
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10.2024

5 Speeches

It supports business-friendly measures, such as reducing waterway fees to support maritime transport and raising the thresholds for mandatory auditing for smaller companies. It demonstrates a pragmatic approach to economic issues, taking into account both competitiveness and the burden placed on businesses.
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09.2024

2 Speeches

It supports public sector investments, especially in the field of energy efficiency. It advocates for the use of EU funding mechanisms and making their conditions more flexible. The approach is pragmatic, focusing on the efficient use of resources.
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06.2024

4 Speeches

The speaker supports the analysis and improvement of economic competitiveness, emphasizing the necessity of involving economists and business organizations. They approach the making of large investments cautiously, especially those lacking a thorough preliminary assessment, a position demonstrated by their stance on the allocation of nuclear energy resources.
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05.2024

33 Speeches

It supports increasing state revenues through tax hikes, particularly by taxing wealthier individuals, including implementing a progressive income tax and wealth taxes. It emphasizes the importance of investments for maintaining economic competitiveness and criticizes cutting investments during periods of crisis. It demonstrates an understanding that budget problems cannot be solved merely through austerity measures.
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04.2024

3 Speeches

It supports technology-based industrial development and the effective utilization of European Union funds to boost the economy. It demonstrates an understanding of the problem of regional economic disparities and the necessity of systematically reducing them. The approach is pragmatic, focusing on the improved application of existing resources.
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03.2024

8 Speeches

It defends education spending as a necessary investment, arguing that 6.2% of GDP is not excessive for a small country. It supports fulfilling the promised salary increases for teachers despite the budgetary challenges. Regarding the budgets of constitutional institutions, it advocates for granting greater autonomy to prevent pressure from the executive branch. It acknowledges the impact of inflation on eroding wage growth.
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02.2024

3 Speeches

The speaker supports a progressive tax policy, preferring a wealth tax over raising the VAT, as the latter disproportionately burdens lower-income individuals. He/She emphasizes the necessity of increasing investments in road maintenance and public transportation and criticizes the government's passivity during the energy crisis, which damaged the competitiveness of businesses.
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01.2024

1 Speeches

Due to the lack of data, it is impossible to draw conclusions about economic views.
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