By Plenary Sessions: Mart Võrklaev

The speaker supports fiscal discipline, reducing the deficit, and finding sustainable revenues to cover defense expenditures. A warning is issued against public sector wage increases financed by the deficit, which could increase inflation and damage the private sector. Support is given to abolishing the tax hump and establishing a uniform income tax-free threshold to stimulate domestic consumption.

Economic perspectives stress the importance of ensuring financial market stability through robust regulation and supervision. Particular significance is placed on bringing the activities of new market participants (crypto-asset market participants) and credit institutions into legal compliance to guarantee market order.

Advocates for strong financial regulation and state protection mechanisms (the Guarantee Fund) to safeguard depositors' money. Takes a critical stance toward high-interest offerings from unregulated market participants that involve significant commercial risks, emphasizing the need to protect pensioners and savers.

S1 voices strong opposition to new taxes, specifically mentioning the proposed car tax and increases to income tax, deeming them unreasonable. S2 supports the reallocation of state budgetary funds, directing tax revenue toward covering social needs, emphasizing a needs-based approach.

This supports the modernization of the financial sector and increased competition by enabling payment and e-money institutions to offer instant payment services. Regulatory clarification and the establishment of obligations for vital service providers (e.g., offline card payments) for emergency situations are also important.

Economic perspectives advocate for increasing competition and innovation within the financial services market. There is support for regulation that grants payment institutions direct access to central bank systems, thereby reducing bank intermediation fees. This measure is aimed at providing consumers with faster and more efficient services.

Economic views stress strict budgetary discipline and extremely precise financial planning, especially considering the complicated state of the national budget, the increase in defense spending, and the raising of taxes. The speaker supports the principle of "as little as possible, but as much as necessary," criticizing large and repeated budget surpluses as inefficiency.

Supports stimulating the economy and implementing reforms using European Union funds during a difficult time. It emphasizes the importance of financial discipline and the rapid deployment of funds, while simultaneously stressing the pressure that defense spending places on other sectors.

Economic views stress fiscal discipline and the need to utilize scarce public funds as judiciously as possible, given that the state budget is in a difficult situation. In regulatory terms, there is support for stricter regulation of the banking sector, reducing banks' discretion concerning basic payment accounts and designating card payments as an essential service.

Supports fiscal discipline, emphasizing that tax hikes (VAT, income tax, excise duties) are necessary to cover defense spending, and the motor vehicle tax is needed due to the large budget deficit. The preference is for an economic model where the state intervenes and taxes less, supporting a "leaner state" that provides fewer subsidies but also imposes lower taxes.

The economic positions are linked to the stability of tax policy, as the speaker represents the committee that rejected the draft bill to repeal the motor vehicle tax. Reference is made to the stance of the Government of the Republic and the Minister of Finance, stating that they continue not to support the abolition of the tax.

The speaker is vehemently opposed to heavier and higher taxation of the populace, particularly regarding the proposed car tax. He stood against the Social Democrats' demands to raise the tax even further, underscoring his resistance to increasing the overall tax burden. He denies having authored the tax and stresses his role in curbing the tax hike.

Supports strong fiscal discipline and criticizes the rapid growth of state debt in 2020, which paved the way for a long-term budget deficit. It advocates for the liberal principle of economic management, whereby the state should not intervene in business unless absolutely necessary, especially concerning loss-making enterprises.

Economic perspectives strongly support the taxation of bank profits, emphasizing that this measure is highly profitable for the state. There is also support for raising the income tax on dividends (currently 22%) and the classical income tax (currently 18%) to ensure maximum state budget revenue and maintain fiscal discipline.

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Supports increasing state budget revenues, noting that one of the intentions behind the motor vehicle tax was to bring additional funds into road maintenance and public transport. He/She is strongly opposed to changes that would negatively impact the state budget (a projected 3 million euros) and increase bureaucracy, requiring officials to dedicate extra working hours to processing the status of vehicles.

Economic perspectives center on simplifying the tax environment for businesses (specifically, implementing a lower and more uniform tax rate for the business account). Concurrently, there is a strong emphasis on strict fiscal discipline, prioritizing the safeguarding of state budget receipts against any potential decrease in tax revenue.

Economic perspectives underscore the pressing need for fiscal discipline, given that state spending is outpacing revenue and the financial situation is precarious. The speaker advocates for substantial cuts in public spending and calls for concrete steps to balance the budget.

Economic views focus on the technical administration and enforcement of tax legislation, supporting the adoption of EU directives aimed at reducing the administrative burden on small businesses. He/She defends the motor vehicle tax introduced by the previous government, stressing that solutions and answers to concerns already exist. Furthermore, he/she addresses changes to the principles of VAT taxation concerning new construction projects.

The economic perspectives primarily center on the mechanisms used for allocating the state budget, particularly focusing on the transparency and availability of the funding formulas for local municipalities. There is an emphasis on fiscal propriety and strict adherence to the letter of the law when distributing public spending.

Economic views support tax reforms combining an income tax hike with an expansion of the tax-free minimum, aiming to leave more net income for people earning the average wage (e.g., those earning 2,100 euros). This suggests backing for targeted redistribution and the protection of middle-class incomes.

Supports the closure of tax schemes used to avoid VAT on new constructions and the simplification of small business operations through the business account (ettevõtluskonto) to ensure immediate tax payment. It is noted that the advantage of the business account is the immediate payment of taxes, contrasting with the optimization opportunities available to private limited companies. Support is also given to raising the VAT registration threshold to 40,000 euros, which corresponds to the real value of the previous 25,000 euros.

The economic perspectives address the financing of the regulation, specifically requesting clarification on the financial obligation imposed on car manufacturers or sellers. Emphasis is placed on the need to understand how the private sector contributes to solving this environmental problem.