By Months: Andre Hanimägi
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
7 Speeches
The speaker advocates for strong state intervention in income redistribution and guaranteeing social security. They support reducing the VAT on foodstuffs to alleviate the economic situation of lower-income individuals and the elderly. Their economic positions are focused on ensuring a decent standard of living through fair pensions, rather than prioritizing economic growth or fiscal discipline.
10.2025
10 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
76 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.