Agenda Profile: Mart Maastik
Draft law amending the Accounting Act for reducing bureaucracy (600 SE) - first reading
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Political Position
The political stance focuses heavily on reducing bureaucracy, supporting an amendment to the Accounting Act (600 SE) that would postpone the obligation for sustainability reporting for at least two years. This position is aimed at alleviating the burden on businesses and is framed by historical consistency, criticizing the government's delayed and inconsistent actions. The speaker emphasizes that the same proposal was made long before the government took its recent steps.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates a deep understanding of the regulatory history concerning both the draft amendment to the Accounting Act and the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) standards. Technical terminology, such as "delegated regulation," is employed, and specific dates for commission discussions (October 9, 2023) and earlier votes are cited. The expertise focuses specifically on the details of the legislative process and its precise timeline.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is confident and confrontational toward the coalition, emphasizing historical continuity and previous warnings. Logical argumentation is used to demonstrate the government's delayed response and the threat of populism. The speech concludes with a direct challenge to the coalition deputies, urging them to "show courage" and support the draft bill.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker is highly active on this topic, noting that this is already the second discussion held today. Their pattern of activity includes early participation in the Economic Committee's discussions (October 2023) and the submission of previous draft legislation or proposals (in March), which demonstrates a long-term commitment to the issue.
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Opposition Stance
The primary confrontation is aimed at the government and the coalition, who are being accused of populism and appropriating the opposition's ideas. Criticism focuses on their inconsistency and delayed action, particularly concerning the 2023 vote in favor of an EU regulation, despite the speaker himself having voted against it. The confrontation is intense, raising suspicions about the government's motives for its supposed heroic actions.
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Collaboration Style
The style of cooperation demonstrates strong intra-factional teamwork (referencing the joint opposing vote with Rain Epler and Lauri Laats in 2023). They are seeking to achieve pragmatic cooperation with the coalition, emphasizing that the government essentially supports the same proposal, and calling on them to back the draft bill.
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Regional Focus
Attention is paid to national legislation and its impact on Estonian businesses, as well as European Union level regulations and efforts to amend them. There is no regional focus.
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Economic Views
The economic outlook is clearly geared towards reducing bureaucracy and protecting the business environment, supporting the postponement of mandatory sustainability reporting. The goal is to ease the burden on businesses, which indicates a favorable attitude towards business interests.
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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on the draft act amending the Accounting Act (600 SE), which aims to reduce bureaucracy and postpone the obligation for sustainability reporting. The speaker is the initiator and a strong proponent of the bill, emphasizing its earlier introduction and striving to secure its adoption in the first reading.
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