By Years: Leo Kunnas

Economic viewpoints stress the critical role of developing the defense industry within the economy, contrasting this approach with cheap outsourcing, which results in capital outflow and undermines the nation's long-term economic resilience. The speaker warns that without domestic production (ammunition, explosives), Estonia will be unable to sustain the long rearmament marathon while maintaining defense spending at 5%+ of GDP. He also criticizes the attempt to reconcile subsidized energy production (via the CO2 quota system) with high defense expenditures.

Economically, there is strong support for lowering taxes (VAT, income tax, excise duty on heavy fuel oil) aimed at stimulating the economy and alleviating the recession. The pursuit of budget balance is considered dangerous, and borrowing is deemed necessary to cover defense expenditures. Separate emphasis is placed on the need to establish a national gold reserve to ensure financial stability, and the importance of developing the defense industry for economic revitalization.