By Months: Mart Helme
Total Months: 19
Fully Profiled: 19
10.2025
11 Speeches
Economic views are strongly anti-tax, arguing that taxes bankrupt companies and harm the economy. Criticism is leveled against the increase in state budget debt and the taking of a 2 billion loan, which will place Estonia among the average debt-ridden countries of Europe. Concern is expressed over the potential confiscation of taxpayer money and private savings to cover national defense expenditures.
09.2025
46 Speeches
Economic outlooks are pessimistic, highlighting the destruction of the economy and the loss of competitiveness resulting from government actions. There is a demand for emergency financial aid for agriculture and rural areas due to the swine fever epidemic and the unfavorable summer weather. They oppose the European Union's climate policy (dubbed the "climate hoax") and massive, over-the-top projects (like Rail Baltic), preferring instead sensible domestic infrastructure development and the preservation of oil shale energy.
06.2025
33 Speeches
Economic outlooks are pessimistic, highlighting the global economic recession and the OECD’s dismal forecasts concerning Estonia. There is strong support for boosting food security, demanding a halt to EU restrictions and the promotion of small-scale production (pig, cattle, and chicken farming). Wind energy is deemed expensive, harmful (microplastics), and pointless unless situated in isolated regions.
05.2025
26 Speeches
Strong opposition to the green transition and renewable energy, which are viewed as destroying the economy and constituting a "giant racket" that funnels money to a corrupt inner circle (via wind farms and transmission fees). There is a demand for the restoration of stable oil shale energy, citing historical experience. The Rail Baltic project is criticized as an example of corruption and the siphoning of funds, and the defense industry is also accused of embezzling money.
04.2025
19 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes, particularly concerning the proposed car tax and the increase in VAT. He views major state projects (such as supporting Ukraine, establishing a defense industry, Rail Baltic, and wind farms) as corrupt money laundering and a pointless exercise in futility. He expresses concern over the possibility of a global financial crash and criticizes Siim Kallas for selling off Estonia's gold reserves.
03.2025
61 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to the tax hikes (the security tax, the car tax) and criticizes the government for wasting state funds (Nordica, aid to Ukraine). He/She accuses the government of catering to the interests of cheap foreign labor lobbyists and demands that local workers be trained and better wage conditions be created. He/She advocates for immediately redirecting 2.8 billion euros toward boosting defense capabilities instead of spending it on wind farms.
02.2025
43 Speeches
The speaker advocates for cheap energy, sharply criticizing wind power as one of the most expensive and inefficient energy sources available. He blames the government for the economic decline and the irresponsible squandering of billions in taxpayer money. He recalls the times when energy was cheap thanks to oil shale power plants and demands, as an alternative, that the construction of wind farms be abandoned.
01.2025
15 Speeches
The economic views center on the transparency of state spending and the fight against corruption, pointing to Nordica as a prime example of long-term state embezzlement. He sharply criticizes bureaucratic restrictions (like the ban on caged hens) that make Estonian agriculture uncompetitive, stressing the problems associated with input costs and labor costs. He is demanding clarity concerning the cost of the gas power plant, its gas sources, and its storage reservoirs.
12.2024
18 Speeches
In terms of economics, he stresses the primary need to assist poor Estonian citizens and families suffering from economic hardship (a 40% increase in the number of households year-over-year). He opposes raising excise duties, accusing the Ministry of Finance of presenting misleading statistics and analyses to justify the government's policies. Furthermore, he accuses the government of laundering Russian black money and driving state-owned enterprises into bankruptcy.
11.2024
33 Speeches
Economic commentators are fiercely critical of the government's fiscal policy, leveling accusations of corruption and a lack of transparency. They view the dismantling of the oil shale energy sector and CO2 trading as the primary drivers of the economic downturn. Furthermore, they criticize solar panels as an unprofitable solution and defend "pork barrel funding" (or "earmarked regional funds") as a transparent instrument of regional policy, contrasting it sharply with the current budget, which they claim is focused on "fattening their own pockets" (or "cronyism").
10.2024
50 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax increases, particularly regarding fuel and alcohol excise duties, which are devastating agriculture and threatening food security. The government’s budget policy is considered incompetent and the cause of the economic recession, with forecasts being labeled "total nonsense." Emphasis is placed on the need to support families and manage migration through state budget allocations.
09.2024
37 Speeches
Economic views are strongly critical of the government's actions, which have resulted in Estonia experiencing the deepest and most persistent economic recession among all countries globally (according to IMF data). There is opposition to state intervention in private property and the subsidizing of unprofitable projects (such as wind farms) using taxpayer money, viewing this as corruption and the siphoning off of resources. Warnings are issued against ending the indexation of pensions and making cuts to the social sector.
07.2024
18 Speeches
There is strong opposition to tax increases (car tax, VAT, CO2 tax), arguing that they demotivate businesses and will lead to societal collapse. The position defends private property and criticizes state interference in people's finances, stressing that the tax burden is excessive. It is alleged that the government itself has driven up the cost of fossil fuels through the green transition and the CO2 tax.
06.2024
6 Speeches
Economic viewpoints are fiercely opposed to taxes, particularly the proposed car tax, which is seen as reaching into people’s pockets and eroding the standard of living. The speaker argues that taxation indirectly drives up the prices of all services and goods, thereby worsening the quality of life. The government’s fiscal policy is criticized as being destructive to the Estonian economy and standard of living, despite all the rhetoric about balancing the budget.
05.2024
19 Speeches
The government's economic policy is being characterized as "chaos," which has led to recession and inflation. There is strong opposition to the wasteful spending of money on foreign projects while domestic businesses and residents suffer. It is demanded that the legislation governing energy projects (wind farms, nuclear power plant) clearly stipulate who bears the costs (pollution, health) and who receives the profits, in order to prevent profits from being transferred out of Estonia.
04.2024
51 Speeches
Economic perspectives are sharply critical of the government’s fiscal policy, highlighting high inflation and the cost of living, which makes it difficult to survive on the median wage (€1200). Opposition to pension reforms is especially intense, as they are deemed morally unjust, age discrimination, and the stripping away of well-deserved privileges from the older generation. The defunding of road construction and the closure of the Narva power plants are also subject to criticism.
03.2024
66 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that taxes (car registration tax, VAT) are killing the economy and the birth rate. Emphasis is placed on the difficult situation faced by the poor and the necessity of lowering VAT on medicines. The government is criticized for its failure to generate economic growth, and there is a demand for the creation of reserves, rather than destroying the economy through ideological experiments. They demand transparent accounting of the total costs and disposal costs associated with green projects (offshore wind farms).
02.2024
52 Speeches
The politician is a strong proponent of lowering taxes and supporting domestic businesses, opposing new taxes (on cars, VAT hikes) and calling them "taxing the Estonian economy to death." He advocates for taxing foreign capital (banking) and demands improvements in the competitiveness of the energy sector. He stresses that tax policy should ensure stable and continuous tax revenue, rather than short-term "windfall" collection, and warns that investments are leaving due to a hostile business environment.
01.2024
74 Speeches
Strong opposition to tax hikes (VAT, car tax), which are viewed as communist "taxation to death" that bankrupts both property owners and the poor. It advocates for supplementing the state budget through investment returns, loans, and the sale of state assets (like Nordica), rather than through the senseless expenditure of money taken directly from the taxpayer's pocket. It criticizes the government for ignoring the economic plight of the poor and pensioners (who constitute a quarter of the Estonian population).