By Plenary Sessions: Tõnis Lukas

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The economic viewpoints are tied to the labor market, where the speaker strongly opposes increasing immigration, negatively viewing it as a mechanism for importing cheap labor. He points out that immigration is insufficient to meet the needs of businesses, even in the event of an unprecedentedly large influx.

Economic perspectives strongly favor labor protection, emphasizing the necessity of paying a normal, market-level wage (a 1.5x coefficient). They oppose state policies that allow employers to undercut wage levels through a quota-based economy, which ultimately causes local workers to leave.

The fiscal outlook is critical of cuts targeting social priorities, such as large families. The speaker questions the reality of the government’s projected savings (€300,000) from making education leaders redundant, stressing that cost-saving should not be the main driver. They prioritize protecting social priorities over implementing routine budget cuts.

The economic stance is protective concerning the labor market, stressing the necessity of preventing wage levels from being driven down by the introduction of cheap foreign labor. The speaker notes that salaries for specialists are already high and accuses the government of favoring cheap labor. They support higher wages as a means to halt the emigration of Estonians.