By Plenary Sessions: Tanel Kiik

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The text strongly supports a progressive tax policy, including the introduction of a graduated income tax and a national defense levy aimed at increasing the tax burden on the affluent. It criticizes the current system, calling it a "Russia or Latin American tax system," and advocates instead for a European and Nordic approach. The text stresses the necessity of increasing state revenues to guarantee sufficient funding for education, healthcare, and social services. It also issues a warning regarding the effects of the budget deficit and the ongoing economic downturn.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
It supports the digitalization of the private sector as an economic priority and sees the state playing an active role in promoting it. It specifically mentions innovation support and regulatory measures as potential state instruments for boosting the digitalization level of businesses.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2024-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
Supports national digitalization and automation as tools for increasing efficiency. It recognizes the limitations of cash transactions compared to digital solutions, but simultaneously seeks practical compromises for serving citizens. It emphasizes the necessity of reducing bureaucracy and implementing mechanization in government operations.
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Strongly supports reforming the tax system, including the implementation of a progressive income tax modeled after the Nordic welfare states. It acknowledges the budget deficit issue (2 billion next year) but stresses the necessity of finding additional revenue streams, rather than relying solely on expenditure cuts. Furthermore, it advocates for increased public sector investments in education and healthcare, alongside improving the fairness of the tax system.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Clearly supports fiscal measures—specifically higher taxation—designed to steer consumer behavior. This includes taxing unhealthy products such as alcohol, tobacco, and sweetened beverages. It argues that taxing healthy and unhealthy products equally is fundamentally wrong. It stresses that tax policy should be directional, not punitively high, citing a price increase of "a few dozen cents" on a bottle of soda as a reasonable measure. It views tax policy as an effective instrument for achieving societal goals.