By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme

The economic views emphasize strong opposition to tax hikes and the billion-euro budget deficits created by the government. The speaker advocates radical spending cuts, identifying the Rail Baltic project (the Estonian portion, estimated at 8–10 billion) as the greatest source of financial waste. The goal is to achieve fiscal responsibility by terminating expensive and non-performing projects.

Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes (car tax, land tax, excises, VAT, and the elimination of income tax exemptions) and emphasize the need to protect the purchasing power of pensioners. It criticizes the government's fiscal policy, which has resulted in a large deficit and growing national debt, warning of potential IMF intervention. It supports the view that the nation's finances were in better shape prior to the current government.

Economic positions center on criticizing state budget expenditures, particularly the allocation of hundreds of millions of taxpayer money to ideological NGOs, which is viewed as wasteful spending. It calls for strict oversight and accountability regarding the use of public funds (including EU funds), challenging the state's obligation to support third-sector propaganda activities.

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The economic views are strongly fiscally conservative, opposing tax hikes (such as the car tax and property tax) and demanding that state finances be brought under control. They view the government as an economic bungler responsible for the worsening economy, rather than blaming businesses. They also criticize the government's use of statistics to conceal the true state of economic growth.

The economic outlook centers on criticizing the Ministry of Education's budget management, stressing the necessity of utilizing previously unspent funds for teacher salary hikes and cutting wasteful project expenditures. There is support for increasing and differentiating the minimum base salary for teachers, coupled with a demand that the state provide local municipalities with adequate funding to meet these obligations.