By Months: Jaanus Karilaid

Total Months: 18

Fully Profiled: 18

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09.2025

8 Speeches

The economic views strongly support entrepreneurship and manufacturing, emphasizing the importance of job creation, boosting output, and enhancing export capacity. Maintaining infrastructure (roads) is considered a prerequisite for improving competitiveness, citing a four-billion-euro shortfall, alongside the need to address the deficit in energy capacity.
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06.2025

6 Speeches

Insufficient data.
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05.2025

11 Speeches

The speaker is a strong proponent of reducing bureaucracy and administrative burden, criticizing the state for its constant distrust of entrepreneurs. He opposes raising taxes during an economic crisis and demands that the government invest in infrastructure (road networks) and energy capacity to support industrial expansion and the growth of prosperity.
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04.2025

1 Speeches

There is not enough data.
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03.2025

2 Speeches

There is insufficient data. The topic of giving too much money to security is only mentioned indirectly, which suggests support for high defense expenditures.
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02.2025

3 Speeches

It supports stimulating the economy, creating investments and jobs, and emphasizes the necessity of a more favorable and consumer-friendly electricity price. It demands the protection of taxpayer funds in major energy projects (such as a nuclear power plant) and advocates for the state to hold a majority stake in the ownership structure of strategic assets.
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01.2025

7 Speeches

Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, criticizing the Reform Party’s "tax hump" and the "cacophonous tax increase," which undermines the competitiveness of rural businesses. Emphasis is placed on the need for targeted and effective spending of funds, particularly in infrastructure and energy. The siphoning off of over 3 billion euros via the tax hump is also criticized.
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12.2024

8 Speeches

The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes, especially during an economic recession, and criticizes the government's "tax chaos." He/She believes that the recession coupled with the imposition of tax burdens will worsen the socio-economic situation, which, in turn, leads to a rise in crime. He/She advocates implementing measures to stimulate the economy in order to boost people's incomes and restore economic growth.
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11.2024

11 Speeches

Economic perspectives stress the necessity of stimulating the economy through direct investment and targeted programs, standing in opposition to the government's tax chaos and the erosion of competitiveness. Furthermore, it advocates for supporting businesses via lower energy prices and criticizes the planned introduction of new taxes (packaging tax, waste fee), which will only exacerbate inflation and increase the cost of services.
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10.2024

5 Speeches

He/She strongly opposes the government's fiscal policy, criticizing the "chaotic tax cascade" and the apparent cuts. He/She believes that the role of the Minister of Finance is too demanding for the government leaders and that their actions are driving Estonia "to the bottom of Europe." He/She supports Estonian entrepreneurs who are dissatisfied with the government's performance and demands that the public be taken into account when formulating policy.
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09.2024

5 Speeches

The economic platform is directed against tax chaos and unplanned tax increases, demanding the abandonment of the "tax hump" reform to save the state treasury 500 million euros annually. The necessity of industrial development is stressed, and previous income tax reductions are criticized for leading to the underfunding of vital sectors. The platform supports increasing state revenue and investing in healthcare and extracurricular activities.
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07.2024

6 Speeches

Strongly opposes the government's tax cascade (car tax, tax bulge), claiming that it stifles the economy and drives the country into recession. It demands the stimulation of the economy through specific public investments, rather than relying on the economic recovery of neighboring countries. It advocates for directing funds into subsidies, services, and investments, while criticizing the draining of money from the state treasury.
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06.2024

1 Speeches

Economic views stress the need to end the financial policy chaos and tackle the massive national budget deficits (1.6 billion). Criticism is directed at the government's incompetent spending management and the concealment of these shortfalls, demanding fiscal responsibility.
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05.2024

2 Speeches

There is not enough data.
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04.2024

13 Speeches

The economic views are strongly pro-growth and anti-regulation. The speaker criticizes the government for raising fines and state fees during the economic downturn and demands the development of measures to stimulate the economy. He opposes new bureaucracy (RTK, waste management) and accuses the government of extending the state's long arm into people's pockets.
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03.2024

1 Speeches

Economic considerations relate to regional support, backing national funding (€250,000) for the implementation of historical and cultural projects. Emphasis is placed on the need to ensure that the allocated funds are actually utilized for the completion of the project.
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02.2024

4 Speeches

The economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes (especially the car tax) and are focused on economic growth. The speaker believes the government is deteriorating the business environment and argues that, given the current recession, the move toward budget balance should proceed at a slower pace. He criticizes previous tax cuts (specifically the reduction of income tax) as irresponsible actions that have forced the state into a "hand-to-mouth" existence.
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01.2024

3 Speeches

Data is missing. While the speaker criticizes the reduction of family benefits, suggesting the move was likely ideological rather than purely financial, no specific positions regarding taxes, regulations, or economic growth are presented.
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