By Months: Ester Karuse
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
2 Speeches
Economic perspectives emphasize making better use of existing resources and enforcing financial discipline, rather than simply demanding more money. Regarding the workforce, the focus is on the compensation packages and reducing the workload for public sector employees (police officers, rescue workers).
10.2025
8 Speeches
Economic considerations directly impact the working conditions and salaries of education staff. The speaker criticizes the Valga Rural Municipality Government's attempt to cut teachers' pay and use public funds for litigation against teachers. He supports teachers' rights and motivation and demands that Valga receive the same level of salary support as Ida-Virumaa.
09.2025
11 Speeches
The text is critical of banks that earn significant profits yet close their offices, failing to provide essential services. It suggests that the state has a role in guiding and assisting to ensure the availability of socially necessary services, even though banks are private enterprises.
06.2025
13 Speeches
Opposes tax hikes (VAT, income tax) on working people and advocates instead for collecting tax revenue from large corporations (Google, Facebook) and the banking sector (via a bank tax). It emphasizes the need to raise the subsistence level to mitigate the impact of inflation and support purchasing power. Furthermore, it criticizes the government's fiscal policy for increasing the debt burden and the deficit.
05.2025
8 Speeches
Economic perspectives emphasize the state's role in regulating the market to ensure the availability of essential services. While acknowledging the business logic of banks as private enterprises, it is argued that the state has an obligation to guide banks, as banking is a socially necessary service. This indicates a desire to balance the market economy with social responsibility.
04.2025
6 Speeches
Economic perspectives are tied to foreign policy, emphasizing that international involvement in IDEA is economically advantageous. This benefit arises from generating interest in Estonian digital solutions at international events, which supports the economy through soft power.
03.2025
1 Speeches
There is not enough data.
02.2025
1 Speeches
Economic positions oppose new taxes (such as the bank tax), arguing that they complicate the situation for banks and could lead to the closure of services. However, strong state regulation is supported, which would mandate banks to ensure the regional availability of essential services, balancing commercial interests with social accessibility.
01.2025
1 Speeches
Lack of data