By Plenary Sessions: Mario Kadastik
Total Sessions: 51
Fully Profiled: 51
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic viewpoints emphasize the need to reduce the regulatory burden, especially for small businesses (biomass certificates), although it is acknowledged that most of those affected are subsidiaries of larger corporate groups. It supports flexible verification methods and engages in negotiations related to the interests of market participants.
2025-10-14
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The economic views are pragmatic: the position supports regulations that ensure security but stresses cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Drawing on knowledge from the IT sector, the argument is made that downloading data from the registry via X-tee should not constitute a significant expense, thereby advocating for reasonable fiscal discipline concerning development costs.
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
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2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives emphasize market transparency and the promotion of competition, assuming that faster number portability can drive prices down. However, concerns are simultaneously raised regarding excessive volatility and the potential damage to long-term investments. Regulatory measures aimed at ensuring pricing transparency are supported.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Supports the regulation (mandatory motor insurance) as a necessary tool for mitigating risks and preventing major losses, even if the annual cost is low (€5–€6). It is considered important that the insurance covers damages to other parties, not just the owner's own assets.
2025-09-23
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
The economic views relate to the impact of the regulation (the Battery Passport) on manufacturers and businesses that construct batteries for internal use (e.g., within production facilities), emphasizing the necessity of clearly differentiating between market sales and self-consumption when assessing the regulatory burden.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
Economic views lean towards cautious regulation, specifically avoiding excessive strictness when transposing the EU directive, so as not to stifle innovation. Support is given to the Ministry of Finance's stance that including lighter vehicles under the mandatory insurance obligation could inhibit innovation. Regulation based on statistics and impact analysis is preferred.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The economic views emphasize the specifics of the manufacturing industry and the need to account for electricity consumption and price forecasts. It is also stressed that the monthly salary must reflect the employee's contribution and volume of work, and should the number of critical deadlines change significantly, this salary will likely be subject to review.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Economic perspectives focus on supporting national energy development, emphasizing the need to study the market viability, suitability, and necessity of nuclear energy. This indicates a policy geared toward long-term economic growth and energy security.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Supports economic growth and improved competitiveness through the optimization of regulations and the reduction of bureaucracy. It favors renewable energy, as it is economically more competitive than expensive oil shale. It advocates for faster planning processes to facilitate investments.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The economic perspective emphasizes the significant improvement of competitiveness and strong fiscal discipline to prevent damage to the state budget through penalty payments. Delay is considered irrational waste, comparable to a service eight times more expensive than the prices charged by Tulika Takso.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives support targeted state intervention (support measures) only when it is necessary to ensure system stability and reduce the average price of electricity. It is stressed that any support measure must lower the price by more than its cost (0.24 cents/kWh). The speaker advocates for fiscal discipline, opposing mere subsidization, and views electrification as a source of consumption growth.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
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2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Supports economic growth based on added value, productivity, export, and strong research and development (R&D). It favors targeted state investments (e.g., support for R&D employees, the large investment scheme) and opposes blanket subsidies, especially in the energy sector, where the goal is a competitive total price. The need to reduce bureaucracy is emphasized.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker supports the environmental requirements (SAF) but emphasizes that their economic impact on standard tickets is marginal (1–2 euros), contrasting with catastrophic assessments. They prefer a precise, data-driven approach to assessing the costs of regulations to avoid sowing economic fear.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The policy supports regulatory clarity and stability to enhance the investment climate, particularly within the energy sector. It favors fees—specifically fixed connection charges and underutilization fees—that incentivize investment in essential capacity while penalizing inefficiency. Furthermore, it refutes allegations of a significant burden on the populace and affirms that the economy has been on an upward trajectory since mid-2024.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives emphasize that the electricity market is regulated, not a free market, which is why non-market measures are necessary to ensure investment certainty. There is support for shifting from direct subsidies to investment measures that would generate revenue for the state. The development of renewable energy is considered beneficial because it adds cheap generation capacity and helps to bring down the average electricity price.
2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker supports a market economy approach in the energy sector, emphasizing that companies building batteries want to enter the market, not keep prices artificially high. He is critical of the economic impact of the long-term use of oil shale, citing an additional cost of 15 billion euros and demanding an objective calculation regarding the true price of oil shale electricity.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
It supports market-based solutions for the provision of system services, but accepts regulatory measures (island operation) to ensure energy security. It prefers splitting the costs of frequency reserves 50/50 between consumers and producers to prevent domestic producers from facing an unfavorable competitive situation and to keep electricity prices lower. It considers the fee for system services to be a public charge, not a tax.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker supports subsidies (up to 250 million) aimed at developing renewable energy, justifying this by the necessity of covering capital expenditure and lowering the average price of electricity, which provides society with a greater economic benefit. It is emphasized that affordable electricity is a massive competitive advantage for both industries and consumers.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Economic perspectives favor a regulated market environment where transport service providers must adhere to strict licensing, insurance, and inspection requirements. The emphasis is placed on regulatory discipline and ensuring standards, irrespective of the service delivery platform.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives strongly support the necessity of energy production and address the context of the overall shortage, suggesting that developing wind farms is crucial. He emphasizes that the new, taller turbines are free of design defects and are thus superior both economically and technically.
2025-03-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Supports strategic state intervention and major investments (nuclear power plant, interconnectors) to stabilize the electricity market and lower prices, noting that these investments would be covered by congestion fees. They view the electricity market as imperfect, arguing that the lack of cheap base load capacity keeps prices high. They also support raising national defense spending to 5% of GDP, stressing that the necessary funds for security are available.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic views emphasize the importance of stable funding for basic science as the foundation for long-term economic growth and innovation. Consistent public investment is necessary to ensure the future emergence and competitiveness of high value-added companies (e.g., Icosagen, Elcogen).
2025-01-29
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic viewpoints concern the regulation of state support (subsidies) in the electricity market, which is scheduled to remain in effect for only a few more months. The emphasis is on legal correctness and ensuring that market supports comply with the constitution, even if this contradicts the position of the European Commission.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
It supports economic growth by increasing energy production and optimizing regulations (e.g., avoiding double taxation). It deems covering fixed costs essential for ensuring market stability, and encourages new producers (including nuclear power plants) to join with a fixed fee, in order to keep prices lower and secure a competitive advantage.
2024-12-09
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
The economic outlook addresses fiscal discipline and the actual impact of alleged savings. The speaker stresses the necessity of evaluating the consequences of financial cuts on specific budget lines, such as the maintenance fund, to guarantee genuine savings.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic arguments support easing the tax burden on average wage earners through the abolition of the income tax kink, as this structure subjects marginal income to a higher tax rate. The aim is to increase the net amount of money remaining for rescuers and teachers, emphasizing the aspect of income distribution.
2024-10-14
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The economic views focus on adjusting regulation to the size of the market, supporting the raising of the turnover threshold for the application of block exemptions (from 3.2 million to 10 million, or potentially 50 million). This indicates a desire to establish clear and proportionate rules for businesses that are consistent with EU standards.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
They advocate for supporting the development of renewable energy to achieve lower electricity prices, which serves a broader socio-economic interest. They deny that the costs will result from tax hikes, emphasizing instead that funding will come from excise duties and network tariffs. They support temporary regulatory easing to accelerate investments aimed at solving the energy deficit.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The economic perspectives emphasize achieving a competitive economy through nuclear energy and deem the initial regulatory costs to be low. Reference is made to the support of the Employers' Confederation, which demonstrates a desire to take business interests into account and promote economic growth.
2024-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The economic outlook is strongly focused on supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, emphasizing the removal of restrictions so that Estonian firms can participate in large, multi-million euro international tenders. Support is provided for technological development that transfers into industry and society (e.g., MRI machines in hospitals).
2024-06-06
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives are closely tied to insurance sector regulation, specifically focusing on amendments to the Motor Insurance Act. Particular attention is paid to the provisions concerning compensation for non-pecuniary damage, which govern the relationship between insurers and injured parties.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
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2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
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2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Economic views emphasize fiscal discipline and concern over the automatic growth of expenditures linked to indexation and the minimum wage. The speaker is trying to understand the structural imbalance of the budget, where expenditures are growing faster than revenues.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker prefers a free market economy and minimal state subsidies, arguing that support should only be considered in the event of market failure. He emphasizes that the operating cost of nuclear energy is low (forecasted at 3 cents/kWh), which ensures an affordable price for the consumer, and that the recovery of capital costs is a matter for the investor. He notes that producing heat using nuclear energy could be many times cheaper than the current price of district heating.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
Economic perspectives are strongly focused on innovation and export, emphasizing the need to shift towards high-technology and high value-added production. Strategic investment in international scientific cooperation (CERN, ESA) is supported as a method for boosting export capabilities and creating a qualified workforce. Regarding the labor force, the necessity of motivating people to choose fields such as engineering and knowledge-intensive sectors is highlighted.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Supports regulatory measures that promote economic growth, such as exempting installers of battery storage systems from network fees, in order to increase storage capacity held by private entities. It sees a significant advantage in reducing bureaucracy (within the scope of an integrated permit) for accelerating investments and reducing the number of legal disputes.
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
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2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
Economic perspectives are focused on regulatory risk management within the motor insurance sector. Support is provided for expanding the role of the existing Motor Insurance Fund (LKF), and the necessity of ensuring consumer awareness regarding potential compensation liabilities (recourse claims) is emphasized.
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
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2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives emphasize the direct impact of energy security and stable prices on Estonia’s competitiveness, noting that significant investments have been withdrawn due to instability. Support is given to long-term, sustainable investments designed to cover energy needs until the year 2100. Nuclear energy is viewed as a market-regulating opportunity that opens up new commercial applications (industrial heat, district heating).
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
There are no direct economic implications. An analogy is used involving the protection of global banks and trillions of dollars worth of assets, to emphasize the critical importance and reliability of cryptographic systems.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic considerations support the modification of market regulation (the termination of the universal service) and the tightening of competition rules in line with EU requirements. Emphasis is placed on fiscal discipline and the necessity of avoiding substantial financial penalties (fines) due to the delayed transposition of the directive.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Not enough data.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize the need to guarantee investment certainty in the energy sector to attract heavy industry and data centers to Estonia, as these require a stable 24/7 baseload supply. The long-term energy plan is considered a prerequisite for economic growth, and the issue of developing local expertise for performing necessary repair work is also raised.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The economic perspective centers on the efficiency of energy generation and how market prices are determined. The speaker highlights the cost-effectiveness of low marginal cost energy sources (wind, solar), but admits that the overall picture requires factoring in the expenses associated with grid expansion, subsidies, and storage. He believes nuclear energy is likely one of the most advantageous methods.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Supports ensuring fair competition in the liquid fuels market and advocates for supporting the circular economy, for instance, by establishing a plastic recycling plant. It views renewable energy as a method that guarantees lower electricity prices, although it recognizes that recovering capital expenditure in a marginal cost market is challenging.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic perspectives are linked to energy market regulation, where preference is given to market mechanisms over maintaining the universal service. Transparency of public expenditures is important, especially regarding the capital and operating costs of the LNG jetty and the financial status of Eesti Energia in the context of providing the universal service.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The economic perspectives center on state funding for research and development (R&D). The speaker stresses the necessity of increasing long-term national core funding to ensure the stability of research institutions and the retention of intellectual capital.