Session Profile: Raimond Kaljulaid
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
2025-11-03
Political Position
The political stance is strongly opposed to the government's tax reform, emphasizing its negative impact on the state budget and the development of public services. This position is policy-driven, focusing on the widening deficit and the disproportionate benefits the wealthy gain from the reform. The speaker favors the previous system, where the affluent contributed more to the budget, enabling the state and local municipalities to develop services and infrastructure.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in tax policy and public finance, employing technical terminology such as "tax burden" and "deficit." To back up their arguments, specific reference is made to analyses and data from the Ministry of Finance, including figures originating from the Ministry of Finance under Jürgen Ligi, which lends authority to their viewpoints.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is provocative and critical, posing direct questions to the minister regarding the acknowledgment of financial facts. The argumentation is strongly logical and data-driven, relying on official analyses when assessing the consequences of the government's tax reform.
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Activity Patterns
The data indicates participation in the plenary session, during which a pointed question about tax reform was put to the minister. Information regarding other activity patterns is unavailable.
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Opposition Stance
The primary criticism is aimed at the government and its tax reform, which is accused of increasing the deficit and exacerbating inequality. The criticism is policy-driven and intense, utilizing official financial data to prove the detrimental nature of the government's policies.
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is at the national level, addressing the country's tax reform and its impact on the state budget, as well as the capacity of central government and local municipalities to develop services and infrastructure.
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Economic Views
The economic perspective advocates for progressive taxation and greater wealth contributions to the budget to ensure the development of services and infrastructure. The speaker sharply criticizes the government's policy, which is increasing the deficit and reducing the state's investment capacity, emphasizing the crucial need for fiscal discipline.
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Social Issues
Among social issues, income inequality is addressed in the context of tax reform, emphasizing that those earning the highest incomes benefit disproportionately from the reform. This points to concerns regarding economic justice.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on sharply criticizing the tax reform adopted by the government and highlighting its negative consequences. The speaker operates as an opponent of the policy, not its initiator, stressing the reform's failure to contribute to the realm of state governance.
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