By Months: Rene Kokk
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
19 Speeches
The speaker supports expenditures that are channeled back into the national economy through domestic consumption, emphasizing the recovery of VAT and the stimulation of the economy. He/She criticizes the government for fiscal mismanagement (referencing previously unspent budget allocations) and raises concerns about crucial manpower resources due to competition among the Defense Forces, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA), and the Rescue Board.
10.2025
15 Speeches
The speaker emphasizes the importance of fiscal discipline and the quality of budget planning, sharply criticizing the ministries for their large carry-over amounts (2.27 billion euros). He/She views these sums as evidence of poor budgeting skills and demands improved forecasting for future years.
09.2025
9 Speeches
His economic views focus on opposing the transfer of costs to citizens through the centralization of state services, as this creates additional expenses in the form of having to drive further away. He emphasizes the importance of using cash for security and citizen convenience, and opposes making bank card payments mandatory for state services.
06.2025
10 Speeches
Strongly supports boosting economic efficiency by changing regulations to allow larger truck combinations in the logistics, agriculture, and forestry sectors. It is critical of the government’s plans to bring large amounts of foreign labor into Estonia, arguing that Estonia can manage on its own by implementing smart solutions.
05.2025
55 Speeches
The economic views clearly favor tax cuts, with the goal of improving business competitiveness and alleviating the cost of living. They consider tax hikes to be unfair and conducive to the shadow economy, citing the import of construction materials from Lithuania and Poland as an example. The necessity of supporting innovation and automation, rather than importing cheap labor, is emphasized, and the government's large expenditures on political projects (Rail Baltic, wind energy) are criticized.
04.2025
44 Speeches
Economic perspectives are fiercely anti-tax, especially concerning the car tax, which is viewed as hindering both entrepreneurship and the wider economy. Emphasis is placed on the need for a more respectful attitude toward entrepreneurs who contribute funds to the state budget. Criticism is leveled at the mismanagement of the government's fiscal policy, citing examples such as a billion euros that remained unspent and the subsidizing of used electric vehicles, which primarily favors the wealthier segments of society.
03.2025
17 Speeches
The speaker strongly advocates for cutting excise duties and VAT on fuel to alleviate the negative impact of inflation and rising taxes on citizens’ financial well-being. It is emphasized that the state, through its actions (specifically, the abolition of tax benefits), has reduced the public's ability to cope, and there is a demand for increased funding for local municipalities.
02.2025
26 Speeches
Highly critical of new taxes (the motor vehicle tax), particularly when they are unjust and confusing, treating similar cars differently. Opposes state subsidies that are targeted at wealthier individuals (such as grants for used electric cars). Stresses the necessity of protecting entrepreneurship and private property (referencing the Hunting Law) and criticizes energy policy that fails to attract new businesses to Estonia.
01.2025
18 Speeches
Strongly supports tax cuts, particularly reducing the VAT on foodstuffs to 5% to alleviate the effects of inflation and bolster domestic production. It opposes new taxes (such as the car tax) and criticizes the government's budget management, demanding fiscal discipline and transparency in the governance of state-owned enterprises. It also criticizes the government's tendency to support the wealthy (e.g., electric vehicle subsidies) at the expense of the less affluent.