By Plenary Sessions: Anti Poolamets

Total Sessions: 9

Fully Profiled: 9

2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Insufficient data. The talk focuses on regulatory enforcement and linguistic issues, rather than broader economic policy positions.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The economic views presented are highly critical of large corporations (pharmaceutical companies), which are accused of prioritizing profits (billions) over human health and safety. It is argued that pharmaceutical companies are willing to lie in order to achieve massive profits.
2024-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Economic views strongly advocate for a free economy and minimal regulation, opposing new taxes (like the car tax) and mandatory restrictions (such as renovation requirements). They perceive a threat to property rights and criticize the underfunding of infrastructure, which is slowing down the nation's progress.
2024-01-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Strongly advocates for reducing income tax (supporting a 20% rate) to ease the tax burden on citizens and halt the rapid impoverishment of the population. Criticizes the government’s green transition and energy price policies, arguing that they damage exporters and the wider economy. Opposes austerity programs, particularly during a security crisis, and demands an end to putting pressure on people.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
No data is available. Although major financial scandals are mentioned (Lehtme, Porto Franco), they are discussed in the context of corruption and the failure of the legal system, rather than as economic policy positions.
2024-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
Supports financial subsidies aimed at increasing the birth rate, citing the previous positive impact (the third child benefit). It is critical of the Rail Baltic billion-euro project, arguing that it is too expensive, inefficient, and suffers from low demand, preferring instead the sensible development of existing infrastructure.
2024-01-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Information is scarce. Economic perspectives are not apparent in the speeches; only the Health Insurance Fund is mentioned in connection with the decisions to close maternity wards.
2024-01-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Economic views are fiscally conservative and nationally oriented, strongly opposing the channeling of Estonian funds into foreign aid, especially to countries plagued by a large shadow economy. They support lowering the VAT rate (to 18.5% / 18.6%) and criticize the government's failure to reimburse state officials for money lost due to inflation, as well as the removal of child benefits.
2024-01-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
Economic perspectives focus on the ethics of state funding for private media, suspecting that it compromises independence and amounts to buying influence. At the same time, it is acknowledged that certain areas, such as the gathering of foreign information, require state support, as this is an expensive field.