By Plenary Sessions: Mart Võrklaev

The political position is moderate and policy-based, focusing on the most judicious use of limited resources given the challenging state budget situation. Emphasis is placed on valuing culture and sport, but there are suspicions regarding the inefficiency of the Cultural Endowment's funding distribution, despite the additional revenue generated by tax increases. Furthermore, significant focus is being placed on processing bills related to financial regulation and banking.

The speaker is focusing on resolving the implementation challenges of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act, supporting the Chancellor of Justice’s proposal to bring the law into constitutional compliance regarding vehicle destruction and the refund of registration fees. He criticizes past policy for excessive spending that resulted in the budget deficit, and fundamentally advocates for a "leaner state": less intervention, fewer subsidies, and lower taxes. He emphasizes that the increase in defense spending (which necessitated raising VAT, income tax, and excise duties) is Putin’s doing, but the motor vehicle tax itself is linked to the budget deficit.

The most striking position is the opposition to the bill seeking to annul the motor vehicle tax, a rejection that the Finance Committee supported. The opposition is strong and justified by the bill’s flaws and lack of substance, with critics accusing the initiator of populism. The political framework is rather procedural and outcome-based, focusing on the quality of lawmaking.

The central theme is the car tax and the level of its taxation, regarding which the speaker positions himself as a fierce opponent of excessively high rates. He opposes the Social Democrats' demands to raise the CO2 thresholds and thereby increase the tax burden on the populace, while rejecting accusations that he is the author of the tax. The political framework is strongly geared toward alleviating the tax burden and criticizing the previous policies of the government partners.