By Plenary Sessions: Andres Metsoja
Total Sessions: 2
Fully Profiled: 2
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The speaker is strongly pro-owner and pro-business, opposing tax hikes that drive up product prices and damage economic sectors. He criticizes state intervention, which generates bureaucracy and extra costs (e.g., commissioning impact assessments from the private sector), and emphasizes the owner's role in developing the Estonian economy.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
It opposes taxes that target lifestyle and are designed merely to plug budget holes rather than solve genuine problems. It stresses that families in rural areas have already made significant financial investments in vehicles that are essential for their daily life and livelihood. It warns that the tax will create antagonism between urban and rural populations.