By Months: Rene Kokk
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
11.2025
19 Speeches
The speaker's primary legislative focus is procedural transparency and improving the organization of work within the Riigikogu. He/She is demanding a clear discussion from the management board regarding how to ensure all members have access to threat assessments and other crucial documents before bills are processed. He/She supports the draft legislation intended to help citizens and stimulate domestic consumption, but insists on a more thorough debate on the matter at the committee level.
10.2025
15 Speeches
The focus is on the procedural oversight of the execution and planning of the state budget, particularly concerning the funds carried over by ministries across the 2024–2027 period. The speaker positions themselves as a critical controller of the government's financial management, demanding assurance regarding the improvement in the quality of budget planning.
09.2025
9 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed at criticizing bills that reduce the availability of services (e.g., the consolidation of birth registration locations). He supports amending the State Fees Act to resolve the issue of cash payments at PPA service centers. Furthermore, he demands the creation of an investigative committee in the Riigikogu to examine the problems associated with Rail Baltic.
06.2025
10 Speeches
The legislative focus is on national defense (withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention) and the reform of political financing supervision, supporting the transfer of the functions of the ERJK to the National Audit Office. Furthermore, there is a demand for allowing the larger road trains promised in the coalition agreement onto Estonian roads, criticizing the failure to deliver on these promises.
05.2025
55 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the submission of opposition bills aimed at lowering taxes (income tax to 20%, fuel excise duties to the EU minimum) (Bills 594, 597). It supports withdrawing from the convention on the use of anti-personnel mines for security considerations, noting that EKRE already made this proposal in 2023. It is critical of European Union regulations (e.g., the bio-component requirement for aviation fuel) and the administrative reform proposed by the Ministry of Justice.
04.2025
44 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on Bill 592, which seeks to repeal the Motor Vehicle Tax Act—a measure the speaker strongly supports. He/She criticizes the ridiculousness of government proposals, such as the gender balance directive, and demands that the errors in the car tax, which were identified by the Chancellor of Justice, be rectified. Furthermore, he/she stresses the necessity of opposing e-voting.
03.2025
17 Speeches
The primary legislative priorities include reducing fuel excise duties and VAT, as well as increasing and indexing the compensation paid to reservists for participating in training exercises. The speaker is an active initiator and proponent of draft legislation, who also calls for regulating the mandatory appearance before ministerial committees.
02.2025
26 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on amending the Hunting Act (Bill 567), which grants the holder of a hunting license the right to kill a nuisance animal that is damaging property or endangering life. There is also strong opposition to the draft constitutional amendment concerning the voting rights of stateless persons, supporting an alternative amendment proposal that would allow only Estonian citizens to vote.
01.2025
18 Speeches
The main legislative priorities are lowering taxes (reducing VAT on foodstuffs to 5%), reforming the State Budget Act, and increasing the transparency of state-owned enterprises (publicizing the Nordica audit). He/She is an active supporter of opposition bills and an opponent of government bills (such as the car tax). He/She demands that the government provide a schedule for improving transparency and statistics regarding the misuse of residence permits.