By Plenary Sessions: Mart Maastik

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2025-10-21
15th Riigikogu, Sixth Session, Plenary Sitting
The politician strongly opposes the draft legislation aimed at reducing the gambling tax rate, stressing that this contradicts the government's broader tax hike policy. This stance is results-oriented, criticizing the creation of guaranteed bureaucratic expenses (six new positions) based purely on the hypothesis of uncertain future revenue. The speaker emphasizes that the overall increase in taxation makes the business environment more difficult and deters investment.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The political stance is strongly opposed to the government's fiscal policy and energy subsidies. The most pressing issues are the wasteful spending of state funds (specifically citing a study that cost 100,000 euros) and the creation of new market-distorting support schemes (loan guarantees) for energy projects. This position is clearly results- and policy-driven, emphasizing inefficiency and the risk borne by the taxpayer. The speaker demands that the government adopt a responsible and market-based approach to energy.
2025-10-14
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political stance is one of strong opposition to the government's draft bill concerning the Public Transport Act. The main points of criticism include the removal of photographs from service provider cards, which the speaker believes increases risks, and the failure to grant local authorities the right to conduct control transactions against platform service providers. This position is aimed at ensuring fair competition and criticizing the government for its bureaucracy and political indifference.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political stance is strongly critical of the government's fiscal policy, particularly regarding the financing of current expenditures through borrowing and the changes to tax policy amidst a deep budget deficit. He/She opposes the elimination of the linear income tax exemption and casts doubt on the timely fulfillment of election promises. Furthermore, he/she emphasizes the necessity of improving access to specialist medical care and calls for systemic reforms within the healthcare sector.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The political position is strongly oppositional to the government's budget and austerity policy. The most prominent issues are new taxes, the raising of excise duties, and the failure of ministries to implement promised cuts. The speaker calls into question the credibility of the government's actions, focusing on the contradiction between its promises and its actual performance. The stance is highly performance-based and critical.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker adopts a strongly adversarial position regarding the government's fiscal policy, criticizing the largest budget deficit in history and tax cuts financed by borrowing. The position is primarily aimed at criticizing the government's actions and political discord, particularly concerning the method used to finance the abolition of the tax bracket bulge. The political framework is results-oriented, focusing on the government's alleged failure in the responsible management of the budget.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political position is strongly opposed to the car tax, stressing its negative impact on the aging of the vehicle fleet and the resulting increase in pollution. Criticism is aimed at the government’s actions, which place rural residents and families with children in a disadvantageous situation. The policy framing is designed to highlight the inefficiency of the government’s actions and the resulting social injustice.