By Plenary Sessions: Annely Akkermann

The speaker strongly supports the government's tax policy, stressing that the income tax hike will not affect low-income individuals or pensioners. They firmly assert that the tax burden will decrease by 1.2 percentage points next year, noting that the Estonian tax system is recognized by OECD countries as the best in the world. The speaker opposes providing local municipalities with additional funding from the state budget, emphasizing the autonomy of local governments.

The speaker strongly supports comprehensive national defense funding, emphasizing its priority in the current security situation. The speaker expresses clear opposition to the Social Democrats' proposals to reduce the government reserve for the purpose of increasing social expenditures, justifying this by the need to avoid creating permanent costs through a supplementary budget. The speaker defends the autonomy of local governments regarding kindergarten placement fees, refusing to support state intervention.

The speaker is focusing on the reform of constitutional issues and the area of financial supervision. They strongly support establishing a financial ombudsman institution within the Financial Supervision Authority, emphasizing the need for an out-of-court dispute resolution mechanism. This position is clearly pro-reform and aimed at improving the regulation of the financial system.

The speaker strongly supports the termination of the taxation treaty with Russia, stressing its urgency and the necessity of ending the agreement starting early next year. This stance is clearly supportive and is grounded in similar decisions made by other Baltic states.