By Months: Urmas Kruuse
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
10.2025
3 Speeches
Economic views stress the need to maintain high national defense spending (above 5% of GDP) without raising the general tax burden. The speaker promotes a fiscal framework that allows the tax burden to fall, even amid large defense expenditures.
09.2025
9 Speeches
Economic perspectives advocate for strategic intervention in agriculture (targeted subsidies, public procurement reform) to ensure competitiveness and food security. He/She acknowledges Estonia's significant debt burden and the cyclical nature of the economy, questioning whether the current period compensates for previous over-leveraged growth. He/She supports reducing bureaucracy within PRIA and increasing the production of domestic protein-rich feed to reduce imports.
06.2025
5 Speeches
The speaker supports increasing the share of services in exports, viewing this as a sign of Estonia’s intelligence and flexibility. He/She emphasizes the critical role of efficient procurement in driving down prices and supports efforts to enhance competitiveness. It is recognized that a small production scale (both volume and mass) increases unit costs, which poses challenges for maintaining market competitiveness.
05.2025
14 Speeches
The speaker supports cutting red tape for entrepreneurs and service providers and advocates for greater flexibility within the pension system. He addresses issues concerning inflation and supply chains but argues that Estonian prices are not the highest in Europe. He stresses the necessity of analyzing the differences in how agricultural and forest land are taxed so that more sensible increases can be planned.
04.2025
2 Speeches
Economic perspectives emphasize the protection of taxpayer interests and cost awareness, specifically raising questions about the expense associated with child support debt. Simultaneously, the speaker supports targeted funding for the cultural sector (raising royalties) to ensure the financial security of Estonian authors.
03.2025
1 Speeches
Economic views are strongly pro-business and growth-oriented, considering entrepreneurs the main engine of economic recovery. They advocate for active state support through measures that help businesses adapt to crises and boost exports.
02.2025
12 Speeches
The speaker supports using economic leverage to cripple Russia’s activities. He/She is critical of bills that could harm the capitalization of banks and the competitiveness of Estonian-owned banks. He/She raises questions regarding the lost income of depositors and doubts the effectiveness of providing additional tax breaks for philanthropy when existing major incentives are not being utilized.
01.2025
12 Speeches
The economic outlook focuses on supporting the efficiency and competitiveness of the agricultural sector, viewing this as fundamental to the sector's long-term survival. It advocates for tax policy benefits, such as taxing diesel fuel at the European minimum rate, deeming this a distinct competitive advantage. It favors targeted support for smaller businesses and young farmers.