By Plenary Sessions: Rene Kokk

The speaker strongly opposes the sudden and unjustified increase in the fine rates imposed on legal entities under the draft Customs Act (up to 100,000 euros). He emphasizes that fine rates should be viewed in the context of the country as a whole, referencing a previous EKRE proposal to raise penalties for violating the Language Act, which demonstrates a selective approach to financial sanctions.

Economic perspectives stress the need to avoid imposing additional burdens on businesses through mandatory reporting, favoring voluntary compliance instead. Concern is also raised regarding the proportionality of the sharp and very significant increase in fines imposed on legal entities. The speaker is sensitive to the impact regulations have on the business environment.

Economic commentators are criticizing the government's illogical fiscal policy, where renovated school buildings (costing millions) are deemed an expense and slated for demolition, while prison facilities must be preserved at all costs for future inmates. The necessity of preventing a perfectly good building from going to waste is stressed, but this principle, in the government's view, only applies to prisons.

The economic perspectives stress fiscal discipline and are highly critical of the inefficiency inherent in government spending. The methodology for tax increases, which relies solely on the data provided by a few individual companies, is opposed, and the necessity of preventing waste is emphasized. Specific criticism is directed at the substantial costs associated with outsourced communication services.

It favors economic growth and a functioning economy as the foundation for funding the state budget, and is strongly opposed to consumption-dampening excise hikes. It warns that the state will lose tax revenue if commerce moves across the border, and emphasizes that energy consumption is actually increasing due to the electric vehicle campaign.

The speaker opposes cuts in the social sector that directly affect those in need, citing as an example the saving of 100,000 euros achieved by eliminating three jobs, which in turn extends administrative processing times. They also criticize the inefficient financing of public IT projects and are against increasing user fees (such as consultation fees or co-payments).

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Economic perspectives emphasize the necessity of ensuring decent pay for care sector employees, as the current wage level is "relatively meager." There is also concern regarding the rising cost of specialized social care services, which places a heavy burden on service users. Immigration is negatively associated with the high unemployment rate among Estonians.

He/She strongly advocates for public investment in road construction, viewing it as a key issue for stimulating the economy and fostering business activity. Furthermore, he/she expresses opposition to the car tax, arguing that it would negatively affect the quality of the vehicle fleet, consequently impacting both the economy and public safety.