By Months: Andres Metsoja
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
16 Speeches
The speaker is fiscally conservative, calling for transparency in the state budget and criticizing unexpected budget surpluses. They are strongly opposed to taxes that stifle business activity and exacerbate inequality (MVT). Furthermore, they advocate for a stable legal framework that would protect private sector investments (specifically mining and the circular economy industry) and guarantee a level playing field for all market participants.
11.2024
31 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes, especially those that impact the economic environment (the motor vehicle tax). He demands serious budget cuts and the "slimming down" of the state apparatus, rather than replacing necessary cuts with tax increases. He emphasizes that the nation's well-being (defense capabilities, pensions) depends on maintaining the competitiveness of the economic environment and adding value to resources (forests, oil shale).
10.2024
8 Speeches
The economic outlook is heavily focused on maintaining competitiveness and supporting export volumes, while simultaneously opposing high input prices (electricity, fuel) and excise duties that diminish the capacity of businesses. It warns that the current tax environment is forcing companies to move production out of Estonia. Furthermore, it supports earmarking excise revenue for road construction and criticizes the government’s policy of budget redistribution, arguing that it fails to create new wealth.
09.2024
12 Speeches
The speaker expressed concern regarding the state of the national budget and criticized costly investments—such as the 80 million euros allocated for relocating a college—at a time when the budget is strained. He advocates for stimulating the economy via regional investments and key industries (the defense industry, an ethanol plant). Furthermore, he is critical of the proposed car tax and environmental fee, fearing that these measures will not solve the issue of scrapped vehicles, but will instead breed resentment and impede recycling efforts.
07.2024
9 Speeches
The speaker is critical of the tax hikes, arguing that they are unaffordable during this difficult economic period and undermine competitiveness. He advocates for stability and economic growth to generate additional revenue for the state budget, rather than taking money out of the economy. He stresses that subsidies must be targeted and criticizes attempts to balance the state budget that fail to account for regional equality.
06.2024
7 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that they drive up the prices of goods and food and hurt the competitiveness of economic sectors, particularly agriculture and forestry. He emphasizes the protection of property rights as the foundation of the Estonian state and criticizes state bureaucracy, which imposes additional costs on owners.
05.2024
5 Speeches
Strongly supports economic growth and ensuring national competitiveness so that businesses can increase their wealth. It opposes inefficient income taxes (such as the 'sweetener tax') and supports reducing bureaucracy in procedures that impede the development of the energy sector. It demands that the state compensate local governments for lost land tax revenue derived from protected areas.
04.2024
9 Speeches
Our economic views are geared toward supporting small businesses and reducing regulations, particularly in the seasonal work sector, where the new work and rest time requirements are "harassing and killing." We oppose new taxes (such as the proposed car tax) that harm the rural economy and restrict freedom of movement. Furthermore, we stress that income must be generated through enterprise, not through subsidies.
03.2024
4 Speeches
Insufficient data.
02.2024
4 Speeches
Economic views lean toward entrepreneurship, stressing the impact of input prices and the necessity of cutting state spending ("the state must tighten its belt"). The speaker is vehemently opposed to new taxes (such as the car tax), viewing them as measures that reduce purchasing power and tax people's way of life, and demands fiscal discipline.
01.2024
14 Speeches
The speaker supports improving the economy's competitiveness, for instance, by making per diem allowances income tax-free. He/She calls for a clear industrial policy, the promotion of investments, and halting the outflow of capital. He/She emphasizes the importance of adding value to national resources (oil shale, forest, phosphorite) through innovation.