By Months: Annely Akkermann

The speaker is positioning themselves as a pragmatic reformer of the motor vehicle tax law, strongly backing the tax benefit aimed at families with children and the constitutional alignment necessitated by the Chancellor of Justice's proposals. The focus is on policy implementation and resolving technical sticking points, underscoring the need to proceed at a suitable pace. They also defend earlier government decisions regarding support for people with disabilities.

The speaker focuses on issues of financial supervision, demonstrating interest in the development and future of the Financial Supervision Authority. They maintain a neutral stance regarding the proposal by businesses to merge the Financial Supervision Authority with the Bank of Estonia, requesting an expert opinion on its feasibility.

The speaker strongly advocates for broad-based national defense funding, stressing its priority given the current security environment. They express clear opposition to state funding for subsistence benefits and kindergarten place fees via the supplementary budget, justifying this by the need to avoid generating permanent recurring costs. Furthermore, the speaker defends the autonomy of local governments in budgetary matters and supports the competitiveness of the tax system.

The speaker firmly backs the nation's fiscal stability and a competitive tax system, highlighting Estonia's tax framework's 11 consecutive years at the top of the OECD rankings. He advocates increasing defense expenditure to 5% of GDP but supports softening the security tax and replacing it with an increase in income and value-added tax (VAT) to 24%. He strongly rejects the classical corporate profit tax and applauds the plan for its abolition.

The speaker strongly supports promoting gender balance in the governing bodies of listed companies, emphasizing that women can thrive and be happy in high-level positions. On the issue of land tax, the speaker aligns with the government’s stance, supporting the current Land Tax Act and opposing the return to the pre-2024 situation, which was initiated by the Isamaa faction. This position is clearly reform-oriented and relies on data and expert opinions.

The speaker strongly supports the government's tax policy, particularly the retention of the current rates for the motor vehicle tax and VAT. He/She expresses clear opposition to tax concessions, justifying this stance by citing the necessity of budgetary balance and the critical importance of funding social transfers. The position is firmly fiscally conservative, emphasizing that tax collection must be prioritized to secure social benefits.