Lauri Laats
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 2 years
Total Speaking Time: 141h 32m
Agenda Items
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Continuation of the first reading of the Draft Law on the State Budget for 2026 (737 SE)
2025-10-08 17:08The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 15m
Summary
The session continued the first reading of Draft Bill 737, the 2026 State Budget Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee, delivered the leading committee's report, providing an overview of the budget's …
Decisions 3
Annely Akkermann
Salaries
2025-10-08 16:11The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Agenda Duration: 40s
Summary
Minister of the Interior Igor Taro responded to an interpellation by Riigikogu member Vadim Belobrovtsev concerning the salaries of rescue workers and police officers. Belobrovtsev highlighted the dissatisfaction of frontline workers with the government's planned salary increase of up to …
Decisions 1
Road Safety
2025-10-08 15:17The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
Agenda Duration: 8m
Summary
Riigikogu member Lauri Laats raised the issue of road safety in a question directed at Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis, focusing primarily on the "unstoppable light traffic anarchy" caused by light personal transporters (scooters and small mopeds) in cities. Laats emphasized …
Decisions 1
First Reading of the 2026 State Budget Bill (737 SE)
2025-10-07 13:15The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 30m
Summary
The first reading of the draft State Budget Act for 2026 (737), initiated by the Government of the Republic, took place in the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi presented the budget, which has a revenue volume of …
Decisions 1
Interpellation concerning the insufficient state funding of school meals and the resulting inequality (No. 797)
2025-10-06 22:56The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 2m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated an interpellation submitted by the Social Democrats concerning the insufficient state funding of school meals and the resulting inequality. Reili Rand, the representative of those submitting the interpellation, highlighted that the rapid rise in food prices has …
Decisions 1
First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (694 SE)
2025-10-06 18:35The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Agenda Duration: 55m
Summary
The third item on today's agenda was the first reading of Bill 694, the draft act amending the Motor Vehicle Tax Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi introduced the bill, the main objective …
Decisions 2
Debate on the key national issue "The impact of price rises on economic competitiveness and people's livelihoods: What to do?"
2025-09-25 14:1215th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 35m
Summary
The Riigikogu debate focused on the matter of national importance initiated by the Isamaa faction, titled "The Impact of Price Increases on Economic Competitiveness and People's Well-being. What is to be done?". Presentations during the debate were given by Urmas …
Decisions 1
Political statement by Prime Minister Kristen Michal regarding the transfer of the draft State Budget Act 2026
2025-09-25 13:0715th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 10m
Summary
At the Riigikogu session, Prime Minister Kristen Michal presented the 2026 state budget draft on behalf of the government, calling it the "Budget of Security and Prosperity." The Prime Minister emphasized two main priorities: strengthening national defense and promoting economic …
Decisions 1
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia's Government to abandon the implementation of the Rail Baltic project in Estonia and to withdraw from all international agreements related to the project" (650 OE)
2025-09-24 17:26Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 19m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated Draft Resolution 650, submitted by the parliamentary group of the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE), which proposed that the Government of the Republic abandon the implementation of the Rail Baltic project in Estonia and withdraw from all …
Decisions 1
Catastrophic demographic situation
2025-09-24 16:3915th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 40s
Summary
Today’s eighth question addressed Estonia's catastrophic demographic situation. Riigikogu member Vadim Belobrovtsev highlighted alarming statistics: in 2024, the birth rate in Estonia fell below the 10,000 child threshold for the first time in history (9,646 children), while deaths totaled 15,756. …