By Plenary Sessions: Siim Pohlak

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political stance centers on robust support for lowering excise duties, particularly concerning fuel excise duty and the excise duty on light heating oil. This position is heavily grounded in policy and legislation, highlighting specific amendments to sections and figures (e.g., replacing the figure 563 with 359). The political framework is clearly directed toward modifying the overall tax burden.
2024-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker is strongly opposed to the government's fiscal policy, sharply criticizing the new taxes and tax hikes (including the car tax and 16–18 new taxes) which, in their estimation, are cooling down the economy and fueling inflation. They also criticize large-scale projects, such as Rail Baltic, due to the discrepancy between the project’s initial vision and its actual implementation (a single rail track), demanding that the project be brought back before the Riigikogu. The political position is strongly performance-based, focusing on the fairness of the tax system and the proactive management of state finances.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political stance is sharply critical of the government’s scaling back of the school network, viewing it as a bleak prospect masked by euphemisms. It is stressed that the development of the education system must be linked to long-term regional policy measures to encourage a more balanced distribution of the population. This position seeks policy improvement, demanding active state intervention to reverse demographic trends by 2035.
2024-01-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political focus is divided between the transparency of state operations and economic policy. Economic policy shows a clear direction toward lowering taxes, relying on the principle that the state cannot tax itself into prosperity. Furthermore, emphasis is placed on the need to ensure procedural accountability and prevent the confusion in public services that results from negligence.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The most important issue is the lack of oversight by the prosecutor's office, which is considered disgraceful and unjust. The political stance is strongly critical of the current legal system, where the legal procedure itself becomes a punishment for the individual. Emphasis is placed on the need to solve the problem concerning excessive surveillance activities and lengthy court proceedings.
2024-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The political stance is strongly value-based and oppositional, focusing on the preservation of national identity, the demographic crisis, and the fiscal responsibility of state finances. The speaker demands concrete policy steps from the government to protect the national consciousness of Estonian children and criticizes the Reform Party-led governments for failures in family policy and the lack of cost control regarding Rail Baltic. The political framework is strongly results-oriented, raising the question of who the country is being built for if the birth rate is declining.