By Plenary Sessions: Vadim Belobrovtsev

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The economic positions focus on motivating and compensating the public sector workforce, advocating for a more decent salary for starting teachers. The objective is to improve working conditions and reduce staff turnover, but a broader stance on taxation or budgetary policy is not presented.

Economic views are presented indirectly within the context of preventing financial crime (money laundering). The speaker questions the necessity of drastic regulatory measures when risks are high and the consequences are unpredictable.

Economic perspectives emphasize the importance of guaranteeing labor rights and preventing industrial disputes, even if doing so requires a minor budgetary expenditure. [The perspective] takes a critical view of justifying cost savings when they constitute only a negligible fraction of the ministry’s overall budget. It supports the positions held by the Estonian Trade Union Confederation.

The speaker supports social redistribution and improving the financial well-being of families, prioritizing expenditures aimed at abolishing kindergarten tuition fees. They are critical of the government’s proposed changes to labor legislation, emphasizing the need to protect workers and demanding that labor legislation be developed through agreement with social partners.

Economic views are focused on reducing the tax burden for vulnerable groups, while opposing increases in VAT, income tax, and the car tax. It is viewed negatively that these tax hikes inflate the prices of foodstuffs and utility services. The platform supports a social distribution system that would guarantee the elderly sufficient income, eliminating the need for them to work merely for survival.

The speaker strongly advocates for increasing the state's contribution (investment) in children's nutrition, emphasizing that this is an investment in health, where the specific amount is less important than the underlying principle. This reflects a socially sensitive economic perspective that calls for active state intervention to mitigate the effects of inflation and reduce the burden on parents.

The speaker is vehemently opposed to new taxes (specifically the car tax) and the taxation of pensions, instead advocating for social justice and increased benefits. They are demanding tax concessions for large families and argue that the government’s current tax relief measures (such as the abolition of the tax kink) are marginal, given that prices have surged by 40%.

Economic perspectives center on regulating light mobility service providers (like Bolt) and ensuring they meet their mandatory insurance obligations. The speaker raises the question of whether the coalition's failure to act might be driven by the interests of specific companies. The primary focus is on guaranteeing the financial security of road users in the event of accidents.

Economic perspectives advocate for state intervention and increased public spending in the social sector, calling for the minimum wage to be raised so that it aligns with the projected average wage. Furthermore, there is a demand for increasing state subsidies (such as school meals) to mitigate the effects of inflation and guarantee an adequate standard of living.

Economic perspectives emphasize fiscal prudence when financing large infrastructure projects, alongside skepticism regarding the availability of European funds. There is criticism directed at making financially uncertain international commitments at a time when domestic funding is insufficient.

Economic perspectives strongly highlight the necessity of transparency in public finances, criticizing the supplementary budget text for being incomprehensible to the average person. There is a preference for a clear system of public spending that is easily understood by the general public, along with a demand for better presentation of the budget's content.