Agenda Profile: Helmen Kütt
Finance and Livelihood
2025-11-05
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Political Position
The political focus is directed at the inadequacy of the subsistence benefit and the need to raise benefits based on the absolute poverty rate. The speaker sharply criticizes the government's priorities, which favor tax breaks aimed at the wealthy over solving urgent social problems. The stance is strongly socially supportive and policy-driven, demanding that benefits be brought into alignment with the subsistence minimum (€345.80).
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates thorough knowledge of social welfare and poverty thresholds, utilizing precise data regarding the subsistence benefit (€220), the absolute poverty rate (€345.80), and the requirements for specialized care (€59 million). The presentation is robustly supported by concrete financial indicators and statistical comparisons, including the projected additional expenditure for raising the benefit (€12–13 million).
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and data-driven, focusing on the logical contrast between social needs and government expenditures. An urgent tone is employed to emphasize the necessity of quickly resolving the situation of those in the most difficult circumstances. The speaker uses large figures (a tax gift exceeding 100 million euros) versus smaller social expenditures as a point of contrast.
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Activity Patterns
The submitted data indicates participation in a Riigikogu session by way of posing a question to the Prime Minister, specifically focusing on the administrative area of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Data concerning other activity patterns is unavailable.
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Opposition Stance
The primary criticism targets the government's fiscal policy, specifically the tax giveaway exceeding 100 million euros aimed at the wealthy (those earning 4000+ euros). The opposition is policy-driven, emphasizing unfair prioritization and the neglect of social issues.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker attempts to find common ground by referencing the governing party (Eesti 200)'s emphasized principles of targeted support and the personalized state, in order to justify raising the subsistence benefit. This suggests a willingness to utilize the opposing side's ideological framework to achieve socio-political objectives.
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Regional Focus
The focus is entirely on national social policy and budget allocation, addressing the funding of subsistence benefits and special care services at the national level.
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Economic Views
The economic perspective strongly advocates for social redistribution and targeted spending, favoring increased subsistence benefits and funding for special needs care over tax giveaways directed at the wealthy. The focus is placed on social responsibility and poverty alleviation, specifically through supporting minimum wage earners and those receiving the basic state pension.
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Social Issues
The primary social issue is absolute poverty and guaranteeing basic subsistence, necessitating that the threshold for subsistence benefits be brought into line with the minimum living standard and the poverty rate. Separate emphasis is placed on the urgent funding requirement for special welfare services, which totals 59 million euros.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative priority is the swift raising of the subsistence benefit threshold, aiming to reach a level equal to the absolute poverty line (e.g., €300). Furthermore, the need to resolve the funding deficit for specialized social care services is emphasized before any major tax giveaways are implemented.
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