By Months: Arvo Aller
Total Months: 19
Fully Profiled: 19
10.2025
8 Speeches
Economic views emphasize fiscal transparency and budget discipline. The speaker is concerned about the true scale of the general government position, demanding that depreciation be accounted for to get an accurate picture of the budget deficit. This suggests a conservative approach to public finance reporting.
09.2025
26 Speeches
The economic platform strongly opposes tax hikes, particularly the land tax imposed on agricultural land, which directly impacts farmers and threatens food security. It supports small-scale and local food production and criticizes government policies that drain money from the public (e.g., the car tax, and increases to income and VAT). It promises that EKRE will lower the land tax upon taking office.
06.2025
9 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, specifically resisting the increase in VAT and the new waste management fee, which is widely seen as a hidden tax increase. The preference is to improve the country’s competitiveness and focus on employing the 60,000 Estonian residents currently registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund, rather than bringing in foreign labor. He/She criticizes the growing bureaucracy that comes along with these new fees and the requirements for data transparency.
05.2025
20 Speeches
Strongly advocates for tax reductions (income tax, excise duties, VAT), arguing that this will boost state revenue and improve people's standard of living. He/She opposes the introduction of cheap foreign labor, stressing that it neither solves the structural issues of the Estonian labor market nor enhances productivity. Furthermore, he/she criticizes the government for failing to provide crucial accommodations for entrepreneurs, such as lowering labor taxes.
04.2025
14 Speeches
The speaker supports policies that foster economic growth, are free of subsidies, and ensure competitiveness. He is a strong proponent of tax cuts, specifically calling for the VAT on foodstuffs to be reduced to 5% to stimulate the rural economy and assist consumers. He also supports abolishing CO2 quotas or seeking an exemption for Estonia to improve the competitiveness of local businesses.
03.2025
14 Speeches
The speaker is critical of state subsidies, particularly in the renewable energy sector, suggesting that subsidies be removed from solar energy producers so they are forced to become self-sufficient. He opposes imposing administrative burdens and additional costs on businesses related to the new sanctions regulations. He also believes that the current regulation of the Aliens Act is sufficient for bringing in highly-paid workers.
02.2025
7 Speeches
Economic views are strongly fiscally conservative, opposing large state subsidies (€2.6 billion), which are considered wasteful and inefficient. They believe the green transition is not affordable for Estonia and demand that the benefits reach the Estonian people, rather than filling the pockets of certain companies. They warn that stifling business activity could reduce private funding contributions to sports and culture.
01.2025
15 Speeches
Supports lowering the VAT on foodstuffs to improve people's livelihoods, viewing this as a security issue. He/She opposes the rise in excise duties and the car tax, which make mobility more expensive. The government’s budget-centric approach (specifically, the concern over generating 400 million in revenue) is criticized, and concern is voiced regarding job reductions in the energy sector and the judicial system.
12.2024
22 Speeches
The economic platform supports entrepreneurship and limits regulations, opposing new taxes (such as the security tax) and the growth of bureaucracy (social conditionality in agriculture). It demands economic certainty for businesses and criticizes the government for failing to analyze socio-economic impacts (referring to mining in Ida-Viru County). It emphasizes the need for agricultural producers to receive fair and timely decisions.
11.2024
27 Speeches
Strongly opposed to tax increases (motor vehicle tax, income tax, VAT), viewing them as detrimental to the livelihood of Estonian people and as factors increasing regional inequality. It criticizes the Just Transition Fund because it fails to compensate for the jobs being lost in the oil shale sector. It demands compensation for land tax for local governments due to protected areas and criticizes the bureaucracy of PRIA (the Agricultural Registers and Information Board).
10.2024
22 Speeches
The speaker opposes tax increases (VAT, specialist doctor's visit fee), especially during unfavorable economic conditions, deeming them unfair to the public, while the taxation of banks during favorable economic conditions was not considered necessary. The speaker supports the involvement of private sector financing in road construction (PPP) and demands clarification regarding the strategy for economic revitalization.
09.2024
36 Speeches
The speaker is pro-business, opposing the government's tax hikes and the bureaucracy that burdens entrepreneurs (e.g., the failure to compensate for environmental impact assessment costs). He supports raising the threshold for VAT registration and implementing a lower VAT rate for primary producers (fruits and vegetables). He sharply criticizes the management of the Just Transition Fund, arguing that it does not sufficiently support investments or create the promised jobs in Ida-Virumaa.
07.2024
10 Speeches
The economic views expressed are strongly opposed to tax increases, arguing that they deepen the recession and reduce revenue, citing the shortfall in VAT collection as a prime example. It stresses the negative impact of taxes on poorer individuals and on entrepreneurial activity. Furthermore, it criticizes the government's rationale, claiming that tax revenue is being used to cover budget deficits instead of being allocated to environmental improvements.
06.2024
14 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, especially concerning the removal of the income tax exemption for pensions and the introduction of new property taxes (the car tax). The speaker views taxation as a mechanism the government uses to seize assets from the populace, and criticizes the three-year economic decline that has occurred under the leadership of the Reform Party. They question how to ensure that funds are taken from those who have them, rather than from areas that require further investment.
05.2024
24 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax increases, emphasizing their cumulative negative impact on consumer prices and the resulting reduction in people's disposable income. He criticizes the government's fiscal policy, which he claims inflates administrative and personnel costs while simultaneously diverting funds away from local municipalities. He champions private property rights (specifically forests and land) and the interests of agricultural producers, warning that an increase in land tax threatens food security and encourages foreign capital to acquire domestic land.
04.2024
42 Speeches
Economic views are focused on reducing the tax burden (advocating for lower VAT on food products and vegetables) and opposing new taxes (such as the motor vehicle tax and excise duties). Support is given to improving the business environment through increased logistics efficiency (specifically, allowing longer road trains) and the income tax reform is criticized as "the most expensive election promise."
03.2024
39 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes (car tax, sugar tax) and supports the implementation of a bank tax. He advocates for lowering the VAT on food and pharmaceuticals to ease the burden on consumers and protect small producers, linking food production directly to national security. He criticizes the government for its failure to retain major investments and jobs in Estonia.
02.2024
31 Speeches
Strongly supports lowering taxes (especially reducing the VAT on foodstuffs to 5%) to stimulate consumption and support domestic producers. Opposes new taxes (such as the car tax) and increases in excise duties, arguing that these measures reduce both revenue collection and consumption. Emphasizes that lowering taxes would help producers invest and ensure long-term stable revenue for the state budget.
01.2024
42 Speeches
Economic views strongly favor tax cuts (specifically income tax at 19.1% and 19.7%, VAT, and gas excise duty) aimed at easing inflation, improving people's livelihoods, and ensuring business sustainability. They oppose new taxes (such as the proposed car tax) and mandatory investments (like forced renovation schemes), arguing that these measures would harm rural regions and overall entrepreneurship.