By Months: Mart Võrklaev
Total Months: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
09.2025
16 Speeches
It supports fiscal discipline and deficit reduction, cautioning that wage hikes financed by the deficit could fuel inflation and widen the wage gap with the private sector. It supports abolishing the tax hump, which would leave people with more disposable income and stimulate domestic consumption. Furthermore, it advocates for strict regulation to ensure transparency and security in the financial sector, including improving competition in the housing loan market.
06.2025
5 Speeches
The economic platform is strongly opposed to new and wide-ranging taxes (car tax, progressive income tax). Support is given to clarifying financial regulation to enable payment and e-money institutions to offer instant payment services, thereby fostering competition in the banking sector. Furthermore, there is support for obligating essential service providers to offer offline payment capabilities during emergencies.
05.2025
3 Speeches
The speaker advocates for strict budgetary discipline and stresses the necessity of meticulous financial planning. He views EU funds as a crucial source for economic stimulus and the implementation of reforms. Furthermore, he supports increasing competition within the financial sector by allowing payment institutions (such as Wise) direct access to central bank payment systems, which will result in faster and more efficient services.
04.2025
16 Speeches
The speaker strongly supports fiscal discipline and deems tax hikes (VAT, income tax, excise duties) necessary to cover defense spending, as well as the motor vehicle tax necessary due to the budget deficit resulting from spending in previous years. He advocates for a "slimmer state" that intervenes less and imposes lower taxes, emphasizing that whenever attractive promises are made, one must always ask where the money is coming from.
03.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker advocates for strong fiscal discipline and liberal economic policy, criticizing the rapid growth of the national debt burden and the long-term budget deficit established in 2020. Emphasis is placed on the principle that the state should not interfere in business unless absolutely necessary, and criticism is directed at the indiscriminate distribution of subsidies that occurred under the cover of the COVID crisis. The speaker supports considering the privatization of state-owned enterprises when their original objective has been lost.
02.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker is a staunch defender of the existing bank tax system, stressing that it is "extremely beneficial" for both the state and the public. He supports fiscal discipline and the maximization of state revenues, highlighting that thanks to the increased tax rates, the state is collecting very significant tax revenue from the banks.
12.2024
4 Speeches
Economic perspectives emphasize fiscal responsibility and the protection of the state budget, opposing an amendment that would result in a negative fiscal impact of 3 million euros. The speaker supports collecting taxes to fund road maintenance and public transport, and criticizes the growth of bureaucracy, which consumes officials' working hours.
11.2024
29 Speeches
It supports the consolidation of state finances and cost savings, noting that the country's financial situation is challenging. It prioritizes fiscal stability and the collection of tax revenue, while remaining cautious about changes that could incentivize the replacement of employment contracts with business accounts and thereby reduce state income. It supports reducing the administrative burden on small businesses through the transposition of EU directives.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The economic arguments center on tax policy, specifically supporting a reform that paired an increase in income tax rates with an expansion of the untaxed minimum threshold. This policy was designed to boost the net income of average-wage earners, such as teachers. The speaker advocates for a distributive fiscal policy that guarantees increased purchasing power for specific income brackets.
09.2024
4 Speeches
It supports the streamlining of the tax system to prevent tax evasion (especially concerning sham transactions involving new real estate) and to ensure immediate tax payment via the business account. It advocates for simplifying the taxation of small entrepreneurs while maintaining the current VAT threshold of 40,000 euros. It stresses the necessity of ensuring that the tax burden remains comparable across various forms of enterprise.