By Plenary Sessions: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart

Total Sessions: 11

Fully Profiled: 11

2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The text emphasizes the significance of taxpayer money and the need for rigorous cost tracking. It cites 70 million euros allocated for the train procurement and roughly 30 million annually for maintenance, underscoring the necessity for associated risk and benefit analyses. It further highlights that these expenditures must be justified and transparent.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Economically, he is critical of unequal regulation that could favor a single company and increase the burden on the taxpayer, and he stresses the necessity of a level playing field in the market. He prioritizes consumer protection and reducing the costs borne by the end-user in the market.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The economic focus centers on criticizing the bill's cost and the risks associated with the government budget. Specific mention is made of 3.5 million euros from the European Union Recovery Fund, alongside a discussion of sustained long-term cost increases and the resulting impact on taxpayers. He/She emphasizes the need to reduce costs related to consumer protection and the Health Insurance Fund, but does not support proposals that would incur additional expenditures or grant advantages favoring a single business entity.
2025-09-17
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, press briefing.
Stresses the importance of the effective use of taxpayer money and strict control over expenditures. It is critical of large expenditures and incentive packages, emphasizing the necessity for comprehensive evaluation and transparency, along with potential cost reductions and financial accountability at the state level.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Not enough data
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
Critical of central government tax policies: It is emphasized that local authorities lack additional funding while their obligations increase, which could lead to a multi-fold increase in land tax and the deterioration of people's living conditions. This is accompanied by criticism regarding car taxes and mobility costs, and it is stressed that the growth in post-care expenses and deficiencies in road budget allocation reduce economic well-being. The stance supports strong local financial management and resistance to central government fiscal pressure.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
The stance is aimed at protecting the integrity of financial markets and corporate governance; it emphasizes the importance of preventing risks and potential criminal proceeds. There are no separate details regarding macro-financial assistance or reconstruction.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Critical of the size of government and public sector expenditures; stresses the need for evaluating the use of funds based on tax administration and thorough impact analyses. It supports cost savings and efficiency gains, while simultaneously drawing attention to deficiencies in wage fund growth and the selection of office spaces. It calls for strengthening fiscal responsibility and transparency.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, press briefing
Criticism regarding tax policy and the sustainability of tax changes: It is emphasized that decisions concerning sudden tax increases, including income tax, corporate income tax, car tax, or VAT, must be made while considering the impact on vulnerable groups (children, people with disabilities, pensioners, and rural populations). The text expresses an expectation for transparency and a consistent budget, stressing that tax changes can impose an indirect burden on taxpayers. Expenditures (such as summer office retreats, training, and salary costs) are cited as examples of areas requiring budgetary oversight and potential cost reductions.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Not enough data
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
A critical stance on economic and tax policy: the opposition to the car tax and the sugar tax, an opposition rooted in the interplay between budgetary costs and EU legislation; the demand for budget transparency, separate accounting for expenditures, and mandatory impact assessments. Recommendations concerning support for the economic plan are currently being disregarded, with emphasis instead placed on providing specific support measures (such as school lunches and school sports), all while ensuring meticulous expenditure management and transparent business relations.