Agenda Profile: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart

As a representative of the Centre Party, he emphasizes in his speech the state increasing funding for school meals and the importance of promoting youth health. He is critical of the coalition's tax policy and the lack of social assistance, arguing that the focus is on collecting money from families rather than ensuring actual livelihoods. He highlights previous Centre Party proposals (support for school sports, lowering VAT on local fruits and vegetables, increasing funding for hobby education) as proposed solutions that received coalition backing. Overall, the position is policy- and value-based, aimed at child welfare and social security.

The speaker highlights issues related to the financing of school meals and social aid mechanisms, mentioning inflation and the increasing financial burden on local municipalities. They refer to the need to find state funding sources and the idea of a digital tax as a potential revenue stream targeting large foreign corporations. The speaker demonstrates knowledge of public finance, health culture, and youth well-being topics, utilizing specific examples from the City of Tallinn.

It operates with urgency and on an emotional basis, utilizing moral frameworks (children's health, safety). It employs rhetorical questions and repetition to emphasize the importance of the proposed legislation and to direct criticism towards the coalition. It alternates between facts and personal examples (the Tallinn example), and briefly adopts a narrative and a tone of necessity.

The representative delivered multiple addresses on the same day (2024-09-19) concerning the subject of the same bill, continuing the discussion and allowing for additional time. The speech centers on the theme of the well-being and social security of youth and families, referencing earlier proposals and the coalition's objections.

The speech highlights strong opposition to the coalition's priorities: the coalition is failing to focus on children's health and the burden placed on families; tax hikes and the direction of targeted funding are under criticism. The situation is described as democratic—"it is a shame that these proposals are not receiving support"—and the speaker stresses the need to fund child welfare, not merely revenue collection. Intense, policy-focused criticism directed at the coalition.

There is insufficient information regarding cooperation with other political parties. (The details of the cooperation or negotiation processes with the coalition have not been clearly described.)

The national discussion centers on the funding of school meals and issues of social security. However, Tallinn is cited as an example, where the city has increased its contribution and ensured that school lunches continue to be free. The role and resources of local municipalities are emphasized, but the primary focus remains on state funding.

The text expresses criticism of the coalition's tax policy, emphasizing the necessity of state support for school meals given the current inflation and price hikes. It proposes the idea of a digital tax on large foreign corporations as a funding model designed to prevent additional costs for families. While supporting state investments in social security, it stresses the need to identify sustainable sources of financing.

At the core are children's health and nutrition, school meals, and physical activity/extracurricular education; emphasis is placed on social security and the well-being of young people. Support is provided for mitigating the demographic crisis and ensuring the safe development of youth through healthy lifestyles and school meals. There is criticism regarding the coalition's resource cuts and tax direction, which harms families' ability to cope.

The emphasis of the draft bill 404 SE for the first reading: increasing state funding for school meals; a reference to previous draft bills (support for school sports, hobby education, local support) and ideas for funding (a digital tax on foreign large corporations). It supports and presents as a priority the legislative steps for strengthening social assurance and describes the lack of progress by the coalition.