Varro Vooglaid

We have reached the last item on the agenda: the first reading of the draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act, initiated by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia faction, number 596. The draft's aim is to lower the …

Agenda item number 11 addressed the draft law amending the income tax act 597 for its first reading, initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party faction. The draft’s purpose was to reduce the income tax rate to 20%, while government …

The tenth agenda item concerns the debate on the first reading of the draft law 607, initiated by the Isamaa faction, to establish a tax freeze, and related thoughts concerning the faction's draft law 600, also in its first reading. …

The third agenda item concerned the third reading of the draft law 588 amending the Securities Market Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic, and amending other laws accordingly. Discussions were opened, and speakers engaged in a substantial substantive …

The Riigikogu held an information session on the topic of the incident in the Gulf of Finland, focusing on the possible nature of the boarding and its legal and organizational background. Varro Vooglaid posed a question to the Minister of …

The discussion focused on Estonian war and peace issues within the context of maritime security and the recent operation to halt the Russian shadow fleet. Speakers debated who issued the orders and how coordination occurred, raising the question of who …

The Riigikogu discussed bill 645 last week, submitted by the Riigikogu Board for its first reading, which combines three government initiatives: the simplified tax law for entrepreneurial income, the security tax law, and the amendment to the income tax law. …

The Riigikogu discussed Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo’s responses to Riigikogu members Jaak Valge and Leo Kunnase’s interpellation no. 742 concerning labor productivity, Estonia’s competitiveness, and cheap labor. The interpellation’s representative, Jaak Valge, sharply criticized the government's …

The first agenda item addressed the inquiry presented by Rain Epler (and associates) regarding the security of the southeastern border area. Parliament heard from Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who provided answers and clarifications concerning plans to strengthen border zone security …

A small but important discussion concerned the second reading of draft law 559, regarding the accession of the Republic of Estonia to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). The leading committee carried out the procedures following the …