By Plenary Sessions: Varro Vooglaid

Total Sessions: 11

Fully Profiled: 11

2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker addresses economic issues concerning the cost and viability of the national project, questioning whether it is sensible to continue a project whose maintenance will cost 50–100 million annually in the future. He/She emphasizes the need for the expenditures already made to serve a purposeful justification, referencing the dilemma of sunk costs.
2025-09-24
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
Economic perspectives strongly emphasize the necessity of moving towards fiscal discipline and achieving a balanced state budget. The speaker is vehemently opposed to tax hikes and criticizes the government's extensive borrowing, demanding accountability regarding future interest expenses.
2025-09-23
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
Data is scarce.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
His economic views are tied to the rule of law and individual freedoms; he sharply criticizes the Financial Intelligence Unit’s (RAB) initiative to use artificial intelligence to profile all entrepreneurs. He views this as a totalitarian intervention that threatens the freedoms of business owners and could lead to account closures without any proof of legal violation.
2025-09-17
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, press briefing.
No data available.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
No data available.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
Economic views emphasize strict fiscal discipline and the targeted use of public funds, sharply criticizing the confusion present within the Ministry of Defence's administrative area regarding the accounting of investment and inventory costs. Responsible and transparent state budget management is preferred.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Not enough data
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The economic perspectives stress strict control and accountability regarding the state's use of funds, standing in opposition to the channeling of hundreds of millions into an uncontrolled system. Concerning entrepreneurship, the speaker defends the constitutional right to engage in business and form commercial associations, opposing overly restrictive regulation within the sector of savings and loan associations.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The economic arguments are limited to criticizing the government for introducing new taxes, specifically by recalling the government’s earlier promises that taxes would not rise. Broader positions on the state budget, regulations, or economic growth are missing, with the discussion focusing instead on the political dishonesty of the tax hikes.