By Plenary Sessions: Jaanus Karilaid
Total Sessions: 3
Fully Profiled: 3
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political position is fiercely opposed to the government's tax policy and governing style, highlighting the resulting economic chaos and lack of control. The speaker supports the Isamaa draft law aimed at preserving the current tax bracket structure (the so-called 'tax hump') to secure one billion euros for the state treasury to fund healthcare and extracurricular education. This framework is strongly results-oriented, accusing the government of adhering strictly to dogma and becoming detached from reality (as evidenced by inflation and rising prices).
2024-09-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
The political position is strongly critical of the government's economic management and results, especially when compared to Lithuania's successful economic growth. The speaker opposes tax increases (sarcastically called the "tax festival") during the economic downturn and urgently emphasizes the need to develop industry to create jobs and wealth. The framework is clearly performance-driven, assessing the government based on economic results.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker strongly emphasizes the necessity of improving the quality of legislation and legal clarity, criticizing the situation where interpreting laws requires recourse to the courts. Politically, he focuses on the alleged lying that occurred during the Prime Minister's party's election campaign, viewing this as a constitutionally incompatible distortion of the parliamentary composition. His focus is on institutional performance and constitutional integrity.