By Plenary Sessions: Mart Maastik

Economic perspectives stress strict fiscal discipline and require a proper business plan and comprehensive consideration of all funding before proceeding with the major project. The speaker questions Rail Baltic's ability to be self-sufficient and criticizes the use of CO2 funds for construction, citing the national shortage of money. He demands that if the project is truly important to the EU, the EU must fully finance it itself.

The economic views are fiscally conservative, emphasizing that "there are no free lunches" and that the consumer must cover the costs of collection and disposal. The speaker is critical of regulations that increase bureaucracy and impose additional costs, demanding the public disclosure of cost calculations.

The economic platform is strongly anti-tax, calling for the complete repeal of the car tax and criticizing the abolition of the linear income tax allowance. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of restoring confidence and stability for businesses to encourage investment, given that the government's actions are stifling the investment climate. He/She also criticizes excessively costly energy investments that drive up the price of electricity.

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The speaker strongly supports the principles of fiscal discipline and austerity in the public sector. They oppose "reckless money injection" and demand the "prudent use" of Health Insurance Fund resources, which indicates a conservative approach to state finances.

The economic perspective focuses on investments, specifically demanding that concrete and immediate state investments be channeled into developing defense capabilities. Preference is given to spending on modern technology (counter-UAV defense) rather than traditional methods.

The speaker is vehemently opposed to tax hikes, stressing the necessity of keeping the tax burden low to preserve corporate competitiveness. He criticizes the government's handling of the economic downturn and demands a reduction in bureaucracy, pointing specifically to the significant costs that sustainability reports impose on businesses. Furthermore, he calls for consumer protection concerning the pricing of telecommunications services.