By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic views are sharply critical of the subsidies and taxation associated with the green transition, which are widely regarded as a corrupt scheme (3 billion euros earmarked for embezzlement) and a parasitic activity. Concern is voiced that Estonians are being forced to pay the world's highest electricity prices. Support is given to the position that CO2 taxation is detrimental, both economically and inhumanely.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The speaker is critical of the tax hikes implemented by the government and stresses the necessity of restoring purchasing power. They are strongly opposed to increasing the state budget deficit, even though they support raising defense spending. They demand the swift implementation of the promised tax cuts, citing fiscal incompetence.
2025-04-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
There is too little data.
2025-04-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Economic views are strongly right-wing and fiscally conservative, supporting tax cuts designed to increase people's economic freedom. The speaker criticizes excessive government spending, using the phrase, "look at all the places we're throwing money around." Furthermore, the speaker considers the budgetary consequences of the tax reduction to be negligible.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The economic views are aimed at protecting ordinary people and the middle class. The platform strongly supports an extraordinary bank tax and opposes all tax increases imposed by the government (car tax, income tax, VAT, and excises). It criticizes the government’s preferential treatment of Swedish banks and advocates for channeling revenues into the state budget at the expense of bank profits, citing Lithuania's success as an example. It favors an economic policy that protects working people from the interests of bankers.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly advocates for lowering and abolishing taxes, criticizing the coalition for voting against the relevant opposition bill. He positions himself as a champion of fiscal discipline and low taxes, accusing the government of betraying its right-wing economic promises.