By Plenary Sessions: Peeter Ernits
Total Sessions: 50
Fully Profiled: 50
2025-10-16
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker advocates for reducing the consumer tax burden by lowering the value-added tax (VAT) on groceries to mitigate soaring food costs. They are critical of the government's fiscal policy, which maintains high food prices, and characterize this as economically penalizing the public.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic positions focus on the distribution of the EU budget, opposing cuts to funding for agriculture and regional development in favor of defense and innovation spending. They consider agriculture a security issue and support ensuring food security. The EU budget (1.816 trillion) is viewed as an enormous sum, yet negligible when compared to GDP, and its distribution must be fair.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Strongly supports lowering the VAT on foodstuffs, viewing it as crucial assistance for Estonia’s "weak and poor" residents. They sharply criticize the government's expenditure planning errors (a 6.5 million euro correction) and deem activity-based budgeting to be pointless "folly," arguing that any attempt to reform it is futile.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker strongly supports lowering the VAT on foodstuffs and criticizes the government's opposition to this measure. He/She expresses concern about high consumer prices, citing, for example, the highest prices in the Baltics for mobile data and fixed internet connections.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The economic perspectives center on fiscal discipline and sharp criticism regarding officials wasting time and money on meaningless, activity-based metrics. The overall tone is strongly aimed against government inefficiency and excessive bureaucracy, which generates incomprehensible "clutter."
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker is critical of the government's tax policy, which they claim "robs its weakest people" (referencing the car tax). They also highlight the significant imbalance in Estonia's trade balance (exports at 1.42M vs imports at 12M). While acknowledging the 30 million euro revenue generated from renting out prisons, the speaker views this as an ethical compromise that ultimately fails to solve the problems facing the Estonian people.
2025-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker is a staunch opponent of stagnation and inequality. They criticized the government's budget, arguing that while it promises prosperity, it actually leaves a large segment of the population struggling. They stressed that only the wealthiest quarter is able to save, noting that Estonia's economic resilience has declined and inflation continues to be the highest in Europe. The speaker demanded a change in the situation, pointing out that neighboring countries have managed to perform better.
2025-09-23
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
The economic viewpoints focus on fiscal responsibility and efficiency. The speaker demands clarity regarding the declared savings figures in the draft bill, questioning their reality. Broader positions on taxes or trade are absent.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker supports cutting the state apparatus and saving costs, referencing the Dutch model and the proposal to make a quarter of the officials redundant. He/She is critical of the Ministry of Defence’s handling of large sums of money and the risk of corruption. He/She views public sector salary increases (for teachers, rescuers) as an inevitable step to prevent a social catastrophe.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The speaker advocates for a more flexible fiscal policy and believes that Estonia should utilize borrowing more actively to solve serious problems and alleviate poverty. He criticizes the current excessive fiscal discipline, which differs significantly from the practice of other Eurozone countries.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
Economic perspectives focus on the adequacy of financial regulation and supervision, criticizing the failure to seek the opinion of the Financial Supervision Authority regarding a significant draft bill. The topic of school lunch funding is also addressed, highlighting the varying contributions made by local governments.
2025-09-17
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, press briefing.
Not enough data.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Insufficient data.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
Supports the increase of social spending and salaries (for cultural workers, teachers, and rescuers) and is critical of prioritizing defense spending, which prevents social investments. Expresses skepticism about finding the budget for social spending when defense spending is "a wall in the way." Prefers supporting domestic workers over development aid and support for Ukraine.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
Not enough data
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Concern is expressed regarding the economic burden that new regulations (EU ETS) place on businesses and consumers, citing rising ticket prices as an example and referring to the Chamber of Commerce's criticism concerning the inadequacy of mitigation measures. There is support for the need to address the exceptionally high rate of youth unemployment. The government's methods are criticized as merely "moving money from one pocket to another."
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, press briefing
Economic perspectives are heavily focused on achieving price stability and improving employment. The speaker criticized the government for its failure to curb inflation—which has hit a European record high—and for its inability to reduce youth unemployment. It is expected that the government should be able to manage the economy more effectively to avoid setting negative records.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
His economic views focus on financial sector regulation, where he opposes raising the capital requirements for credit unions from 1 million to 5 million. He argues in favor of maintaining diversity within the banking sector and criticizes the ignoring of credit unions' opinions.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Critical of the current economic situation, highlighting Europe's highest inflation and youth unemployment. Demands a proactive strategy for investment and job creation from the government, rather than after-the-fact commentary. Supports local small producers and a balance between small, medium, and large agricultural enterprises, opposing the dominance of large-scale farms.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Opposes austerity policies that favor large producers over small ones, emphasizing the importance of small beekeepers (77.6% of all beekeepers). It criticizes the intensive LNG business with Russia, considering it to be feeding Putin's war machine, although it concedes that the gas is cheap. It supports the economic stability of farmers and rural life.
2025-06-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Not enough data.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
Insufficient data.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker emphasizes the necessity of fiscal discipline, criticizing the substantial fines imposed by the state (3,000 euros per day) and stressing that every single cent must be accounted for. He/She points to the impoverishment of the populace, the continuous rise in taxes, and concerns regarding the financing of vulnerable groups, all of which underscore worries about the deteriorating economic situation.
2025-06-16
XV Riigikogu, V Session, Plenary Sitting
Not enough data
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker is a strong proponent of fiscal discipline, criticizing the squandering of taxpayer money on fines and warning about the dangers posed by a supplementary budget during an economic downturn. They stress the need to use every single cent judiciously and express concern over the impoverishment of the public, contrasting this with the government's extravagance.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The economic perspectives center on regulatory clarity and the administrative burden, particularly for food service providers operating in childcare facilities. The objective is to ensure that the conversion of the notification requirement into a licensing requirement does not create issues for service providers due to the absence of a transition period.
2025-06-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker views the economy as being in poor shape, highlighting prolonged inflation and stagnation. They criticize the decline in the standard of living, pointing out, for example, that people are primarily purchasing discounted and cheap groceries. Furthermore, they express concern regarding the economic doubts entrepreneurs harbor concerning large energy projects (wind farms).
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic viewpoints are cautious and skeptical regarding green investments, as businesses argue that the projects "won't break even" and the subsidies are insufficient. He warns that excessively high requirements for local benefits could lead the state or municipalities into bankruptcy. The necessity of financial instruments is stressed so that large wind turbines can be erected at all.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
Supports targeted financial aid for small economic entities and pensioners, viewing it as an important complement to mere recognition. The speaker criticizes the lack of transparency in the state budget and the superficial approach taken toward large sums of money, suggesting that finding and directing funds to smaller actors is entirely possible through judicious spending.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Strongly supportive of entrepreneurship, and opposed to any additional regulatory burden that would prevent the economy from pulling itself out of the slump. It is directly concerned about the extra costs and the fivefold increase in fuel prices, which impacts both businesses and air passengers.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives focus on regulating financial markets and modernizing banking infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on the need to monitor green bond issuers and resolve the stalled implementation of instant payments, thereby supporting an efficient financial environment.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker firmly supports the protection and representation of Estonian business interests internationally. He/She criticizes the situation where national economic interests (the leveraging of entrepreneurs) have been sidelined in favor of foreign policy objectives (namely, the role of advocate for Ukraine).
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The speaker expresses deep concern over the state of the Estonian economy, highlighting record-high inflation, the overall economic condition, and the lack of financial resources for essential services (roads, the Health Insurance Fund). He sharply criticizes Parliament for the "senseless waste" of time and money spent debating trivial issues.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data.
2025-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
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2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker supports saving state funds and administrative efficiency, citing Jüri Raidla’s proposal to lay off a quarter of government officials. He notes that nature conservation and large predators are linked to tourism, giving the example of foreigners coming to Estonia to see bears and wolves "for significant money," which indicates a certain economic value.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives emphasize strict fiscal responsibility and discipline. The speaker strongly opposes having fines resulting from the state's inaction paid for out of the pockets of pensioners or ordinary citizens.
2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives are strongly opposed to energy projects demanding massive subsidies (billion-euro grants), such as offshore wind farms and pumped-storage facilities, which are viewed as a grand-scale siphoning of wealth. The speaker demands transparency and an investigation, arguing that these schemes place enormous burdens on the public for decades.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives focus on the financial strain on the population, emphasizing that over half of all groceries are purchased based on affordability rather than nutritional value. This highlights concerns regarding the high cost of living and the government's failed economic policies, which have driven a large segment of the population into hardship.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
No data available
2025-04-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
There isn't enough data.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The economic perspectives focus on the transparent and efficient distribution of state subsidies (2.6 billion) and concern regarding the impact of energy policy on electricity prices. Political disagreements over land tax regulation are also addressed, emphasizing the need for clear rules.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The economic views are manifested in opposition to government decisions that burden the populace, specifically referencing resistance to onerous economic measures. No concrete positions regarding taxes or spending are presented; instead, the focus is placed solely on the negative impact on the people.
2025-04-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker is strongly opposed to the large state-directed investments (€2.6 billion), which he believes constitute the channeling of taxpayers' money directly into the pockets of renewable energy businessmen. He emphasizes the necessity of fiscal responsibility and transparency, criticizing policies that favor the rapid and secretive redistribution of wealth.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker is strongly pro-business and opposes government policies detrimental to entrepreneurs, particularly citing the vehicle tax as an example. He highlights the case of a catering business owner for whom the registration tax and modification costs levied on his 24 vans are economically devastating. He opposes the high taxes and regulations imposed by the state that are exhausting the public.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker is strongly opposed to the car tax, calling it the former minister's "pet project." He/She raises concerns about the appropriateness of state spending (70,000 euros) "during a difficult time," pointing to the necessity of fiscal discipline and criticizing the careless use of public funds.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker expressed profound concern regarding Estonia's lack of economic growth and the catastrophic state of the economy. They criticized the gender balance directive, calling it an irrelevant regulation that does nothing to improve either economic growth or the financial well-being of the populace. They suggested that it would be wiser to simply pay the fine rather than adopting the directive, thereby saving time for tackling more pressing issues.
2025-04-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Insufficient data.