By Years: Mart Võrklaev

The political position strongly leans toward fiscal discipline and streamlining state finances, criticizing previous indiscriminate spending that resulted in deficits and a growing debt burden. The speaker advocates for a "leaner state"—one that intervenes less and maintains lower taxation—but acknowledges the necessity of tax hikes due to past deficits and increased defense expenditures. He stresses the need to find a permanent funding source for the high defense spending (over 5% of GDP) using the state's current revenues. The political framework is clearly results-oriented and policy-driven.

The political position is fiscally disciplined and heavily focused on tax policy and the stability of public finances. He/She defends previous government tax reforms (such as the abolition of the tax bracket system/tax hump) and is critical of the opposition's attempts to repeal the car tax or present opaque alternative budgets. His/Her framework is policy-based, emphasizing the difficult situation of state finances and the need for austerity. He/She supports environmental objectives related to the obligation to dispose of scrap vehicles and collect old cars.