By Years: Helle-Moonika Helme
Total Years: 2
Fully Profiled: 2
2025
290 Speeches
Strongly opposed to tax increases, arguing that the 26 new taxes and excise duty hikes are the primary cause of the economic downturn and the impoverishment of the populace ("robbing people's pockets"). Supports fossil fuels (oil shale) and demands an end to renewable energy subsidies, claiming to see widespread corruption in the financing of the green transition. Criticizes the government for its borrowing practices and asserts that the abolition of the tax bulge does not benefit low-wage earners.
2024
510 Speeches
It advocates for low taxes and the principles of a market economy, opposing the government’s tax hikes and redistribution policies. It submits draft legislation aimed at lowering income tax and VAT to stimulate economic growth. It sharply criticizes state squandering (Rail Baltic, the Ministry of Climate, foreign aid) and demands that resources be channeled into Estonian infrastructure and education. It identifies the primary causes of the economic recession as the government’s "bungling" management and the ideological green transition.