By Plenary Sessions: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart

This statement represents the opposition's stance on the supplementary budget and the coalition's economic policy. It emphasizes that the proposed cuts to social welfare, special care, and child-related services are insufficiently justified, noting the absence of a clear strategic economic vision. The opposition demands measures that stimulate economic growth and proposes alternative funding solutions (such as a windfall tax on banks' excess profits and reducing bureaucracy), while criticizing the government's reliance on short-term fixes. The core emphasis must be on the strategic steering of economic policy, rather than temporary cuts.

The Centre Party representative is in strong opposition to the government’s tax policy, emphasizing that laws must improve people’s lives, not increase their burdens. He fights against the raising of fines, state duties, and the car tax, and stresses the necessity of constitutionality and inclusive lawmaking. He focuses on protecting the interests of vulnerable groups (e.g., people with disabilities, families, low-income citizens) and symbolizes reform as the need to significantly better plan and analyze proposals before any vote.

The Riigikogu has decided to freeze development cooperation with Georgian state institutions and redirect the freed resources to support Georgian civil society. This has been presented as a necessary political step. The speaker has supported the principle of this measure but questions what the specific implementation will look like, indicating a need for clarification regarding the precise mechanisms.

The most crucial issue is budget cuts and their resulting economic impact. The speech takes a strongly oppositional stance, arguing that cuts to operating grants are short-sighted and detrimental in the long term, projecting a revenue loss of 20–30 million euros. He/She blames the government and the Centre Party and stresses the need for them to take responsibility for these decisions. He/She emphasizes the necessity of a long-term, economy-stabilizing approach.

As a representative of the Centre Party faction, a bill has been introduced accompanied by strong criticism directed at the opposition: the faction does not support the increase in car tax, state levies, and fines, and stresses the need for broader consideration of exceptions and exemptions. They argue that the proposed amendments are cohesive and cannot be voted on separately, which, in their view, symbolizes an impractical procedure. The constitutional and European Union legal basis is the central argument: the bill is, in their assessment, unconstitutional and contrary to EU law. Furthermore, the focus is on the power to highlight the distress of groups with special needs (people with disabilities, large families, families with children requiring special educational support), emphasizing that tax changes must not burden this segment of the population.

The primary concern revolves around the state's economic policy and the question of Minister Tiit Riisalo's professional competence. Speakers are strongly opposed to Riisalo's leadership and are demanding his resignation or removal so a new minister can be appointed; this political maneuvering emphasizes accountability and transparency, and criticism is aimed both at the economic policy and suspicions regarding conflicts of interest.