By Months: Mati Raidma

Economic perspectives support imposing a special tax (security tax) on businesses to finance national defense, viewing it as an essential contribution to security. It is emphasized that guaranteeing defense capability requires a greater contribution from all of us, especially from businesses that have publicly expressed their readiness to contribute. Security investments are prioritized over fiscal conservatism.

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The entity supports robust growth in public sector defense spending, framing it as a catalyst for economic growth. It advocates for a temporary, broad-based security tax and views crises as opportunities for innovation. Furthermore, it strongly prioritizes the development of the domestic defense industry (committing 400 million euros over four years), projecting the sector's total volume will reach one billion euros by the close of the decade.

The economic views stress strict fiscal discipline and the principle of cost recovery, meaning state levies must cover the actual cost of the corresponding services, not serve as a source of revenue for the government. Moderate fee increases are supported to compensate for rates that have remained static for 10–15 years, and it is noted that even the raised rates might not fully cover the costs.

Economic viewpoints support the cost principle when establishing state fees, emphasizing fiscal discipline and the necessity that the price of services must cover the actual costs. He/She considers the high fee charged for expedited processing (from 45 euros to 250 euros) to be justified, as it constitutes an additional benefit provided by the state, shortening the processing time to two working days.

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