By Months: Leo Kunnas

Total Months: 17

Fully Profiled: 17

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09.2025

11 Speeches

The speaker expresses strong concern regarding the sustainability of defense expenditures (5.4% of GDP) if they are financed by loans and the money subsequently flows out of the country. He/She advocates for economic nationalism in the defense industry, emphasizing that domestic production, even if the nominal price is higher, is necessary to ensure tax revenue and employment. He/She estimates that the current policy has cost Estonia approximately 1% of its GDP annually.
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06.2025

4 Speeches

Insufficient information.
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05.2025

2 Speeches

Economic views are critical of the government's economic management, emphasizing the rapid decline in productivity and competitiveness. The speaker opposes tax increases and sharply criticizes the justification of these hikes by external forces, suggesting that a stable or decreasing tax policy is possible, as demonstrated by Latvia and Finland.
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03.2025

11 Speeches

Strongly supports raising the benefits and allowances for conscripts and reservists to restore the purchasing power lost to inflation (by roughly one third). It is emphasized that this increase must happen quickly, with funding secured either from the Government of the Republic's reserve fund or via budget reallocations.
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02.2025

1 Speeches

Economic perspectives favor shifting fiscal discipline towards security, supporting a sharp increase in defense spending to 4–4.5% of GDP. At the same time, the continuation of subsidized energy production and the CO2 quota system is being questioned, citing their high cost in light of the current security situation.
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01.2025

10 Speeches

Insufficient data. The only financial issue concerns the funding of national defense, emphasizing the need for 5 billion euros over the next decade and referring to the European Union's stability criteria.
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12.2024

11 Speeches

Insufficient data
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11.2024

7 Speeches

The speaker demands strict fiscal discipline and control, criticizing the budget's opacity, which hinders adequate decision-making. He/She criticizes the modest growth in defense spending and the unrealistic economic forecasts upon which the budget is based. He/She stresses that funds are tied up in the wrong strategic projects, neglecting the highest priority area (demography).
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10.2024

4 Speeches

The economic views focus on financing national defense, strongly supporting defense expenditures and viewing the defense tax as a long-term inevitability that will persist as long as the confrontation with Russia continues. He does not consider the abolition of the tax likely in 2028, given that NATO requirements have increased tenfold.
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09.2024

5 Speeches

It addresses amendments to the Investment Funds Act concerning investments in precious metals from a technical and regulatory perspective. It emphasizes the importance of food production and ports/airports as critical infrastructure. Data is lacking regarding the broader economic philosophy (taxation, expenditures, trade).
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07.2024

2 Speeches

Economic views are tied to the state budget and fiscal discipline, requiring precise accounting of defense expenditures and their correlation with GDP. Emphasis is placed on the need to know the actual increase in costs compared to earlier plans.
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06.2024

7 Speeches

Economic views are closely linked to security and the defense industry, supporting national investments in military-purpose production. He/She sees potential in launching domestic explosive production, utilizing Estonia's existing mining industry, which points to support for the development of strategic industries.
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05.2024

6 Speeches

He does not present direct views on tax or budgetary policy, but shows interest in the practical steps involved in launching the defense industry and large-scale production. He asks about ventures related to high-demand products (e.g., explosives) and opportunities for generating profit.
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04.2024

17 Speeches

Economic perspectives emphasize financial stability and the maintenance of reserves in gold, criticizing the instability inherent in the fiat monetary system that has been in place since 1971. The viewpoint considers inflation and the US debt level a serious threat, demanding the restoration and increase of Estonia's gold reserves (to 20–30 tons) in order to be prepared for financial crises.
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03.2024

13 Speeches

He/She strongly advocates for increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP or more, suggesting that more money should be borrowed for the rapid development of defense capabilities, even if the economy is struggling. He/She views any movement towards budget balance as dangerous under the current security circumstances. Furthermore, he/she supports granting car tax exemptions for all vehicles belonging to security and rescue agencies.
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02.2024

4 Speeches

The economic views are clearly aimed at reducing the tax burden, supporting the lowering of the corporate income tax rate and the VAT rate to 18.4%. This indicates a desire to stimulate economic growth and reduce the tax liability of businesses.
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01.2024

17 Speeches

Economically, he advocates for lowering taxes (VAT, income tax, excise duties) to mitigate the economic recession, believing that tax hikes reduce turnover and drive consumers to Latvia. He sees potential for economic revitalization in increasing defense spending and supporting the local defense industry (specifically, explosives manufacturing), arguing that this would provide a positive impetus to the economy.
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