By Plenary Sessions: Mart Helme

We favor a low Value Added Tax (a proposed 5%) on agricultural products to guarantee the long-term viability of producers and ensure stable tax collection over an extended period. Criticism is directed at the government’s short-sighted tax policy, which aims for an immediate large windfall, as well as the unrealistic calculations provided by the Ministry of Finance. The importance of real business experience (specifically farming) when making political decisions is underscored.

Economic viewpoints are not directly addressed. While the ethics of political party funding and the social cost of refugees are mentioned ("they would live off an allowance while staying with us"), there are no positions stated regarding taxes, fiscal policy, or regulations.

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Economic perspectives stress the necessity of cutting back on regulations and costs stemming from European Union directives. The speaker champions the interests of the business sector, citing the burden and expenditures that these regulations impose, particularly on the food industry association.

Economic views are strongly opposed to the car tax, which is seen as making commuting pointless for those who travel for work and imposing too heavy a burden. Demands are being made for government subsidies (such as support for bus routes or assistance for large families transporting children to school) and investments in regional infrastructure, like railways.

He is vehemently opposed to the current government’s tax policy, which he believes is taxing Estonian enterprises and citizens to death. He advocates filling the state treasury through the taxation of foreign capital, especially the banking sector. He supports incentivizing domestic capital, seeing this as the solution to the state's financial shortfall, in contrast to taxing small businesses.

It supports strict state intervention and regulation, demanding that a business ban be imposed on companies violating sanctions. Economic considerations are secondary to security and moral requirements, stressing the necessity of enforcing sanctions against firms that trade with Russia for tens and hundreds of millions of euros.

Strongly opposes tax hikes (including the progressive tax curve/hump) and criticizes the growth of bureaucracy (specifically officials' bonuses and increased hiring). Demands rapid and competitive solutions in the energy sector to support economic growth. Advocates for improving the business environment, noting that the current climate has become hostile and investments are leaving. Supports the maxim that a wise man knows how to create more opportunities than he finds, contrasting this approach with the government's sole focus on tax collection.