Mart Helme
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 9 years
Total Speaking Time: 55h 57m
Agenda Items
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Inquiry Regarding Tax Increases (No. 647)
2024-10-21 20:4015th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 57m
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed interpellation number 647, submitted by members of the EKRE faction, regarding tax increases and their impact on the Estonian economy. Siim Pohlak, speaking on behalf of the interpellers, highlighted concerns regarding classified impact assessments within the Ministry …
Decisions 1
Request for Information Regarding Prison Space Rental (no. 645)
2024-10-21 18:2915th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 25m
Summary
The agenda includes an inquiry regarding the leasing of prison spaces and addresses the possibility of renting Estonian prisons to foreign countries, particularly in connection with the interest of the United Kingdom and broader subject investigations. The inquiry was derived …
Decisions 1
Draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE) - first reading
2024-10-16 22:1815th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed the draft law on the 2025 state budget in the first reading, number 513. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi was appointed to deliver the presentation. Issues were raised regarding twists and turns in tax and budget policy …
Decisions 1
Draft Security Tax Act (512 SE) – First Reading
2024-10-16 20:0415th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 3m
Summary
The Riigikogu began debate on the draft security tax bill initiated by the Republic’s Government, first reading 512. The presenter, Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi, justified the need for the tax due to the accelerated growth of security expenditures (over …
Decisions 3
Draft law amending the State Budget Act (511 SE) - First Reading
2024-10-16 18:4415th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 28m
Summary
The fourth agenda item concerned the procedure for the first reading before the Riigikogu of the draft state budget law amendment 511. The Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, delivered the presentation from the Riigikogu rostrum. The main message was that …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Prison Law (506 SE) – first reading
2024-10-16 17:1315th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30m
Summary
The agenda included the Riigikogu’s first reading of Bill 506 amending the Prison Law. The bill concerns the provision of detention services in Tallinn Prison and related budget allocations, as well as organizational changes made at the local level. The …
Decisions 1
Police misconduct
2024-10-16 16:4815th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 2m
Summary
In the first session, the duties of the Minister of the Interior regarding the topic of police misconduct were discussed at the Riigikogu information session. This was questioned by Member of the Riigikogu Mart Helme, referring to publicly released footage …
Decisions 1
State security
2024-10-16 15:5715th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
Today, within the framework of the fifth question of the Riigikogu, topics related to internal security and state security were discussed, represented by the Minister of the Interior, Lauri Läänemets, in the duties of the Prime Minister (asked by Helir-Valdor …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Tax Act and other laws (510 SE) – first reading
2024-10-15 15:0215th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 33m
Summary
The presented bill 510 includes amendments to excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, fuel, and electricity, as well as related laws. In the first reading, it is planned to increase excise rates on alcohol, tobacco, and gasoline (both leaded and unleaded …
Decisions 3
First reading of the draft law amending the Income Tax Act and the Defence Service Act, and the draft law amending the Income Tax Act (509 SE)
2024-10-15 13:5415th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed the bill regarding amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Defense Service Act, and the bill regarding amendments to the Income Tax Act, for its first reading (509). The main concept of the bill is to …