By Plenary Sessions: Peeter Ernits

Economic perspectives stress the necessity of conducting a comprehensive analysis of economic relations concerning international treaties. The speaker is critical of legislative drafts that affect the economy when they are difficult to interpret and lack adequate impact assessments, thereby indirectly referencing the concerns of the business community (specifically the IT Association) regarding the regulatory burden.

Economic perspectives support the development of digital infrastructure, which will make services cheaper and faster. Preference is given to regulations that save money and simplify construction work (for example, milling cables to a shallower depth, following the Swedish model). The importance of avoiding a 120 million euro fine is also emphasized.

It expresses concern over the difficulties people are facing in making ends meet under current circumstances and calls for an action plan to resolve these concerns. The issue of youth unemployment is also raised, potentially linking it to the employment of young Ukrainian men. This statement is aimed at alleviating domestic economic and social hardships.

Calls for a comprehensive review of the Estonian tax system, arguing that it has been "stalled" for 30 years. Supports directing state revenues (prison lease income) toward regional investments, such as the Tartu Grand Arena, which has an estimated cost of approximately 30 million.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.