By Agendas: Mart Võrklaev

Total Agendas: 28

Fully Profiled: 28

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2025-09-18
Bank of Estonia 2024 Report

15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.

The only social topic mentioned is the Sipsik special edition coin, which is treated as a cultural symbol and a tribute to children's literature that connects generations. Other traditional social issues (such as education, immigration, or civil rights) are absent.
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2025-09-11
The Financial Supervision Authority's 2024 Report

15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting

No data available.
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2025-09-09
Draft law amending the Cooperative Savings and Loan Societies Act and, in connection therewith, amending other laws (671 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.

The social focus is placed on the social impact of these financial losses, highlighting that the victims of credit union bankruptcies are primarily pensioners and hardworking individuals who stand to lose their life savings. Legislative action is presented as a social protection measure designed to ensure their economic security.
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2025-06-19
Draft Law on Annulment of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (647 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

In the social sector, S2 focuses on supporting people with special needs, emphasizing a needs-based approach when covering transportation costs and acquiring assistive devices. S2 stresses that support must also be accessible to those who do not own a car or are unable to use one.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the Act on Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions and the Act on Payment and Settlement Systems (634 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

There is not enough data.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, amending other laws (613 SE), second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The social issues addressed only touch upon the provision of essential services and public safety, ensuring the availability of card-based payments in an emergency. Other traditional social topics are absent.
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2025-06-11
Second reading of the draft law on the state's supplementary budget for 2025 (651 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The social issue being addressed is the accessibility and cost of early childhood education, where the speaker defends the lower kindergarten tuition fee in Rae municipality. This is framed as an essential local service, the price of which the opposition is unfairly attempting to raise.
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2025-05-20
Draft law amending the Credit and Electronic Money Institutions Act and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act (634 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

Not enough data.
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2025-05-15
The Minister of Education and Research's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035"

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The primary social issue is education, which is being examined through the lens of budget implementation and planning. Particular attention is drawn to the inefficiency of funding Estonian-language education, set against the backdrop of teacher strikes, which underscores the social strain within the sector.
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2025-05-06
The Minister of Finance's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term strategy "Estonia 2035" (including an overview of the development directions of the public service in 2024)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

There is too little data.
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2025-04-22
Draft law amending the Act on Obligations and, consequently, other laws (613 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The focus of social issues is on consumer protection in the financial sector, specifically the more detailed regulation of basic payment accounts for private individuals. Other traditional social questions are absent.
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2025-04-22
The Minister of Culture's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035" (including the implementation of "The Fundamentals of Estonian Sports Policy until 2030")

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The main social topics being addressed are culture and sports, the importance of which the speaker emphasizes. The focus is on the problems related to the financing and management of these sectors within the context of the state budget.
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2025-04-10
The Chancellor of Justice's proposal to align the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the Road Traffic Act with the Basic Law.

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Not enough data
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2025-04-09
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law on declaring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act invalid (592 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session

Not enough data
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2025-04-08
Draft law repealing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (571 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

Not enough data
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2025-03-10
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the circumstances related to the termination of Nordica’s activities” (543 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Not enough data
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2025-02-18
Draft resolution "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia's Government Regarding the Imposition of a Temporary Solidarity Tax on the Banking Sector" (535 OE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

Not enough data
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2025-02-12
Draft law amending the Local Government Organisation Act (537 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Among social issues, community safety and animal control are at the forefront, emphasizing the need to protect residents from biting and terrorizing. The focus is on resolving serious problems and establishing the state's rights of intervention in situations where solutions are lacking.
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2024-12-10
Draft law amending the Waste Act and, in consequence, amending other laws (461 SE) - second reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The main social issue is the equality and fairness of taxation. The speaker sharply criticizes the inequality that arises from the different treatment, regarding the motor vehicle tax, of rural pensioners who drive once a week and car collectors.
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2024-11-21
Draft law amending the Simplified Taxation Act for Entrepreneurs and the Tax Procedure Act (463 SE) – Second Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

Regarding social issues, there is an indirect mention of ensuring social guarantees for business account holders, which was the objective of the Ministry of Culture's proposal. However, this proposal was rejected because it might have encouraged the replacement of employment contracts and consequently harmed state tax revenue. The topic of social insurance is deferred for further discussion.
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2024-11-13
Draft law amending the Land Register Act (467 SE) - third reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.

Not enough data
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2024-11-06
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act and the Tax Procedure Act (462 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

Not enough data
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2024-11-06
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law repealing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (488 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

Insufficient data.
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2024-10-16
Draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE) - first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

There is not enough data.
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2024-10-08
Draft law amending the Criminal Code (452 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

Regarding social issues, teachers (who are typically middle-income earners) are mentioned as the primary beneficiaries of the tax reform, which signals support for the middle class and public sector employees.
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2024-09-24
Draft law amending the Simplified Taxation Act for Entrepreneurial Income and amending other acts in consequence (463 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting

Social concerns regarding the taxation of the entrepreneurship account are limited to the social contribution and the portion allocated to the second pension pillar, treating these elements merely as technical tax components. It is crucial to prevent a situation where employees are pressured into using the entrepreneurship account, highlighting the necessity of considering social protection aspects.
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2024-09-24
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act and the Tax Procedure Act (462 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting

No data available.
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2024-09-18
First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Waste Act, the Traffic Act, and the State Fees Act (461 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session

Insufficient data.
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