By Agendas: Mihkel Lees

Total Agendas: 15

Fully Profiled: 15

2025-10-07
First Reading of the 2026 State Budget Bill (737 SE)

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

Economic views support state spending in the areas of civil defense and internal security, emphasizing the need for faster progress. At the same time, the financial constraints and fiscal discipline present in the context of next year's budget are acknowledged.
2025-09-10
First reading of the draft law on civil crisis and state defense

15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session

The economic considerations concern the state's readiness to reimburse local authorities for costs incurred when carrying out crisis tasks on a scale larger than usual. This emphasizes fiscal support for the local level and the sharing of crisis preparedness costs.
2025-09-04
Chair implementation

15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu

The only economy-related topic is the security tax, the advocacy for whose draft bill is considered important. This indicates support for a tax policy aimed at financing security and for maintaining fiscal discipline within the security sector.
2025-06-04
Draft law amending the Public Health Act (617 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The economic perspective emphasizes the importance of a unified time zone for ensuring the smooth functioning of the European Union's internal market, which is a significant argument against the unilateral termination of daylight saving time. Reference is also made to the involvement of experts from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
2025-05-19
Draft law amending the Consumer Protection Act § 4 (624 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.

From an economic perspective, there is strong emphasis on the need to reduce regulations and the administrative burden (i.e., cutting bureaucracy). This indicates a preference for efficiency and administrative simplicity.
2025-04-22
The Minister of Culture's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035" (including the implementation of "The Fundamentals of Estonian Sports Policy until 2030")

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

There is not enough data.
2025-04-09
The first reading of the draft resolution (569 OE) of the Riigikogu, "Proposal to the Government of the Republic to temporarily suspend the processing of all planning procedures related to wind farms, with a deferral until the establishment of an up-to-date methodology for infrasound measurements and the setting of limit values for sound pressure levels."

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session

Data is scarce.
2025-03-19
Third reading of the draft law amending the Family Benefits Act and other laws (547 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Economic perspectives support targeted public spending and redistribution to ensure families' economic resilience in the event of a tragedy. The objective is to enhance financial security and reduce inequality through social benefits, ensuring that every child receives individualized support.
2025-03-10
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the circumstances related to the termination of Nordica’s activities” (543 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Data is scarce.
2025-02-12
Draft law amending the Act on Conformity Assessment of Products (533 SE) - Second Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

Economic perspectives favor regulatory clarity and transparency, particularly concerning accreditation fees, in order to guarantee fair compensation for services rendered. This signals support for a predictable and well-structured regulatory environment, which directly impacts business organizations.
2024-12-12
Draft law amending the Act on Conformity Assessment of Products (533 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

Economic perspectives center on the accuracy of regulations and consumer protection. There is support for clearly defining accreditation fees, and emphasis is placed on the necessity of protecting end-consumers from financial harm when placing orders from third countries. These views gravitate toward regulatory order and security.
2024-11-20
Third reading of the draft law amending the Social Welfare Act (pensioner support) (508 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

Economic perspectives advocate for social redistribution and state involvement in supporting the elderly, highlighting the significant pension hikes and ongoing indexation seen in recent years. Emphasis is also placed on central government support for local municipalities aimed at reducing the personal contribution of individuals toward nursing home costs.
2024-10-17
Draft law amending the Social Welfare Act (pension support) - first reading (508 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The speaker emphasized the importance of fiscal discipline and the necessity of finding areas for cuts in the state budget during these difficult times, supporting the elimination of a social benefit to achieve savings of 1.3 to 1.5 million euros. He stressed that while cuts are necessary, we must prevent the target groups from falling into serious hardship or difficulties in making ends meet.
2024-10-10
Draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws (427 SE) – second reading

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.

There is not enough data.
2024-06-13
The Oath of Office of Mihkel Lees, Member of the Riigikogu

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session

Insufficient data.