By Plenary Sessions: Mait Klaassen
Total Sessions: 32
Fully Profiled: 32
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives stress the importance of human capital as the engine of economic growth. The speaker advocates for an active labor policy that involves retraining individuals and steering them toward "overpaid jobs," demonstrating a clear commitment to boosting labor productivity.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives generally favor improving the business environment, stressing that the proposed legislative change will reduce the administrative burden on businesses. Furthermore, there is support for protecting corporate trade secrets concerning the disclosure of chemical data, referencing the necessity of taking security aspects into consideration.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Economic perspectives support state intervention and the redistribution of investments to achieve regional equality. Targeted public spending is favored to eliminate the lag in rural areas, calling for an increase in the percentage of investments from 40 to at least 50.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
Economic views emphasize the need to monitor the impact of financial innovation (cryptocurrency) on the health of the economy. This position indicates support for comprehensive economic analysis and risk assessment in order to understand the role of new asset classes within the national economy.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Economic perspectives are linked to protecting the interests of private forest owners and property-based justice against state regulations (conservation restrictions). It is emphasized that restrictions should not be introduced without the owner's involvement and notification, thereby safeguarding the owners' economic interests.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
Not enough data
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic considerations are weakly represented, but there is mention of paying compensation to people living near wind turbines, referencing economic incentives and local benefits.
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives focus on the impact of border measures on trade and logistics. Specifically, concern is expressed regarding the continuation or suspension of massive rail freight transport, which highlights worries about economic flows resulting from changes to the border regime.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker acknowledges the difficult economic situation but strongly opposes using it as an excuse to cut priority funding for higher education. This indicates a preference for protecting strategic long-term investments (education) even during times of economic hardship.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Insufficient data.
2025-02-19
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data
2025-01-28
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives support state regulation (specifically, the suspension of mining permits) aimed at achieving long-term climate goals. Simultaneously, emphasis is placed on the necessity of preventing significant economic damage to businesses and providing them with a sufficient timeframe for making future decisions, while also noting the potential for exceptions in the event of critical raw material shortages.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Economic arguments favor regulatory intervention (a suspension) to prevent businesses from making unnecessary expenditures and investments in a situation where future climate regulations may restrict the use of oil shale. This is a pragmatic approach aimed at protecting businesses from economic losses incurred due to uncertainty and steering the industry toward cleaner energy.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Supports the motor vehicle tax established by the government, but emphasizes tax exemption for temporarily deregistered vehicles starting in 2027. Separate emphasis is placed on tax incentives and regulatory simplification for historical vehicle restorers, considering this a major victory.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
It strongly supports the transformation of the economy to be climate-resilient, emphasizing the necessity of ensuring legislative certainty for businesses in the coming years (the Climate-Resilient Economy Act). It views the adoption of new technologies and the alignment of the education system with workforce needs as prerequisites for economic growth, thereby supporting the interests of the business sector when implementing strategic shifts.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The economic perspectives emphasize supporting the agricultural sector and maintaining production capacity. The speaker calls for legislative restrictions on converting valuable farmland for other uses, which demonstrates support for protecting the interests of the primary sector through regulation.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The economic considerations are linked to the financing of regulation and environmental protection, supporting the 800-euro charge as a mechanism for directing scrap vehicles into legal treatment facilities. The significance of extended producer responsibility in guiding the management of end-of-life vehicles is also highlighted. It is acknowledged that the high cost may create socioeconomic problems for less affluent owners.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Data is scarce.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
Economic positions emphasize a transition to a cleaner economy, where oil shale is primarily utilized in fine chemistry rather than energy production. Mitigation of the socio-economic impact in Ida-Virumaa is supported through the Just Transition Fund and grants for industrial parks. It is anticipated that businesses relying on fossil fuels will lose access to loans in the future.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
There is too little data.
2024-06-06
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Economic outlooks strongly emphasize the need for fiscal discipline and budget consolidation to prevent economic collapse. There is also significant interest in strategic investments, such as higher education, considering them factors for long-term growth.
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
Concerns are being voiced regarding the increasing scope of excessive control and oversight exercised by the banking sector over the economic activities of private citizens. This stance underscores the need to protect individual financial autonomy and privacy from regulatory interference.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Significant additional funding is supported to ensure the sustainability of expensive specialties like veterinary education, given that the current 350,000 euros covers only half of the required clinical training costs. Budgetary solutions are criticized for being, in financial terms, merely a reallocation of existing funds. It is pointed out that animals lack a national health insurance system, which makes veterinary services costly for owners, and pet insurance remains uncommon.
2024-03-13
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting.
Economic views focus on the expediency of state expenditures (support measures, benefits) and require these expenditures to be substantiated by social research. This indirectly points to the need for responsible and evidence-based fiscal policy.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize the importance of reliable infrastructure, as a 24/7 energy supply is the consumer's primary concern. This indicates worry regarding economic losses stemming from interruptions and the quality of service.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Economic outlooks emphasize the need for strategic, data-driven public investments designed to last 20–30 years. These investments should be tied to regions with developing economies where increases in jobs and residents are projected, thereby supporting the state's long-term fiscal responsibility.
2024-02-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
There is not enough data.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic views are linked to environmental fees and taxation, where the imposition of taxes is supported with the aim of incorporating a strong environmental component and reducing emissions. Fiscal measures are viewed as a tool for achieving environmental objectives.
2024-01-25
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
There is not enough data.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
There isn't enough data.