By Months: Andre Hanimägi
Total Months: 18
Fully Profiled: 18
10.2025
3 Speeches
The speaker strongly supports tax policies aimed at reducing inequality, criticizing income tax changes that primarily benefit higher-income individuals. He/She indirectly supports lowering the VAT on foodstuffs and emphasizes the negative consequences of income inequality for the economy.
09.2025
58 Speeches
Their economic views are aimed at consumer protection and reducing inequality, while criticizing tax increases that negatively affect the elderly and lower-income regions. They support protecting borrowers from banks and demand that the Health Insurance Fund's deficit be covered if the state unexpectedly acquires additional funds. They note with concern the high interest rates charged by non-bank credit providers and the risk of repeat borrowing.
06.2025
57 Speeches
He/She supports state intervention in the housing market to create affordable homes and advocates for more efficient use of state land. He/She sharply criticizes the tax reform, arguing that it deepens income inequality by disproportionately benefiting high-wage earners in Tallinn while leaving rural areas poorer. He/She supports raising the subsistence benefit.
05.2025
25 Speeches
Concern was expressed regarding the state budget expenditure, questioning the impact of the income tax reform and requesting clarification on the cuts to social benefits and pensions. He/She supports the conducting of economic analyses (such as the profitability of the ferry connection) in order to find solutions that would revitalize tourism and entrepreneurship in the regions.
04.2025
11 Speeches
Economic views focus on protecting labor rights, demanding negotiations with employers and trade unions concerning changes to the Employment Contracts Act. They support analyzing a VAT reduction to ensure prices reach consumers (e.g., for baby food) and criticize profiting from hidden defects in real estate as if it were a separate economic sector. The draft Competition Act is also criticized for fragmenting procedures and slowing down the work of the Competition Authority.
03.2025
28 Speeches
The economic outlook focuses on regulating political competition, advocating for setting caps on election spending and donations to prevent financial resources from having undue influence over policy ideas. It also supports the more efficient use of state agency resources (specifically, redirecting KAPO resources toward more serious crimes).
02.2025
11 Speeches
Supports the introduction of a bank tax, noting that the Social Democrats were right to have demanded it earlier. He defends the government's fiscal decisions, acknowledging that raising taxes is unpleasant but necessary "during extremely complicated times." Regarding the reduction of VAT on foodstuffs, he stresses the need for substantive analysis, citing a cautious approach to state finances.
01.2025
2 Speeches
The speaker advocates for fiscal responsibility and a holistic view of the state budget, standing against high-cost bills that ignore their overall budgetary impact. The economic approach favors targeted tax reductions on essential goods to ensure the benefits reach consumers, not just merchants. He is opposed to the 400-million "experiment" being undertaken without proper preparatory work.
12.2024
4 Speeches
The speaker strongly supports fiscal discipline, stressing the necessity of making unpopular cut decisions to streamline the state budget and increase the efficiency of services. He criticizes the opposition, which demands tax cuts and spending reductions without offering concrete solutions. Regarding consumer protection, he supports regulation that encourages the formation of consumer associations but also ensures that state institutions (TTJA, Financial Supervision Authority) retain the right to represent consumers.
11.2024
9 Speeches
He does not have direct economic policy positions, but he supports granting credit institutions and trustees access to land register data for the purpose of fulfilling their statutory duties. He also supports a socially sensitive legislative amendment that improves the availability of procedural aid, taking into account individuals' essential expenses (food, medicine).
10.2024
6 Speeches
Insufficient data. The speeches concern social benefits (parental allowance) and budgetary cuts/resources in the justice sector, but they do not provide an overview of the speaker's broader views on taxes, regulation, or economic growth.
09.2024
7 Speeches
Economic perspectives support channeling defense expenditure toward developing the Estonian defense industry, thereby ensuring the participation of local companies in the Eastern border projects. He/She stresses the necessity of guaranteeing competitive wages for internal security personnel. Regional policy will focus on eliminating market failures that impede the establishment of businesses and the creation of jobs in rural areas.
06.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker advocates for strong financial regulation to protect consumers, particularly concerning unsecured consumer loans and high interest margins. They demand solidarity from banks and request a detailed analysis of the potential consequences of a bank tax for the Estonian economy and consumers.
05.2024
11 Speeches
The speaker emphasizes the need to invest in infrastructure to boost competitiveness. He is concerned about the long-term effects of national debt, citing Greece as a cautionary example. He supports the development of the defense industry but calls for the elimination of regulatory hurdles. He criticizes the painful impact of the land tax, which stems from the failure to carry out valuations for 20 years.
04.2024
4 Speeches
The policy advocates for active state intervention in attracting investments and strategically planning the future workforce to ensure alignment with evolving needs. Economic policy emphasizes flexibility and the linkage of social benefits to employment (such as wage gap compensation), demonstrating a balance between labor demands and social welfare. Furthermore, the culture and entertainment sector (e.g., Eurovision) is viewed as a key driver for promoting tourism and economic growth.
03.2024
1 Speeches
Economic perspectives advocate for increased public funding in critical social sectors, based on the principle that health is the greatest asset. Furthermore, there is support for a stronger state regulatory role in directing hospitals and physicians, indicating a clear desire to limit market competition within the healthcare sector.
02.2024
10 Speeches
The speaker is a strong proponent of implementing a solidarity tax in the banking sector. They criticize the banks' excessive profits, demanding that these institutions give back to society via more favorable loan interest rates and higher deposit rates. Furthermore, the speaker is critical of the coalition's compromise, which potentially harmed lending capacity, but simultaneously opposes the state's unstable tax policy, arguing that it could undermine overall financial stability.
01.2024
2 Speeches
There is not enough data.