By Months: Marek Reinaas
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
10.2025
3 Speeches
Supports a liberal and reform-minded economic policy focused on exports, innovation, and higher added value. The speaker is critical of the current economic structure, which relies too heavily on borrowing and real estate, and emphasizes the necessity of building wealth through productivity and entrepreneurship.
09.2025
4 Speeches
Regulatory intervention is supported to prevent market distortion, particularly regarding foreign subsidies in public procurement and concentrations. The economic perspective is aimed at strengthening competition law and ensuring the diligent enforcement of European Union rules. The objective is to guarantee fair competition by designating the Competition Authority as the contact point.
06.2025
17 Speeches
The speaker is a strong proponent of the free-market economy, emphasizing the importance of competition in achieving the best prices and establishing a fair market. He is critical of the decline in productivity and excessive investment in real estate. He supports the state's strategic role in equity financing (SmartCap) to support innovation and startup entrepreneurship. He advocates for digitalization (e-invoicing) and the diversification of energy production (renewable energy, nuclear energy).
05.2025
7 Speeches
Economic views are strongly focused on lowering consumer prices, especially in the energy sector, emphasizing the efficiency of market regulation (competitive bidding/auctions). It supports competition supervision measures that rely on solutions proven over the past couple of decades, thereby saving administrative resources. It considers the price of electricity dependent primarily on the electricity available on the market, rather than on Value Added Tax (VAT).
04.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker supports the current, market-based development of the taxi industry, noting that most drivers utilize platform services and market changes have been embraced. They favor minimal regulatory intervention and oppose the proposed bill, which would stifle business models already adopted by the market, instead focusing attention on enhancing oversight.
02.2025
3 Speeches
Economic perspectives strongly emphasize export-oriented growth, deeming business diplomacy a crucial task for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Active state intervention is supported in helping Estonian businesses find new markets, particularly in the current economic situation, demonstrating an affinity for commercial interests.
12.2024
4 Speeches
The speaker is a strong proponent of fiscal discipline, spending cuts, and increasing government efficiency via zero-based budgeting. They view the security tax as an unavoidable measure and stress the necessity of structural reforms aimed at boosting state revenues while simultaneously reducing expenditures. The ultimate objective is to achieve economic growth and prevent future tax hikes by realizing the concept of a personalized state.
11.2024
9 Speeches
He prioritizes fiscal discipline and identifying areas for savings through a budget review, emphasizing the need for an activity-based budget to pinpoint duplication. He is critical of the proposal to lower the VAT on foodstuffs because clear funding offsets are lacking and it contradicts the currently applicable reduced rates. He supports evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of public spending.
10.2024
2 Speeches
It supports strong fiscal discipline, stressing the necessity of making cuts and getting public finances in order to narrow the gap between expenditures and revenues. To boost economic growth, support is given to allocating 160 million euros to major investments and developing the defense industry. The perspective is pro-business, emphasizing that while the state must create the opportunities, it is the entrepreneurs who drive the economy.
09.2024
1 Speeches
Economic views focus on streamlining the international tax environment through Double Taxation Avoidance Treaties. This supports fiscal discipline and fosters international economic cooperation.
06.2024
1 Speeches
The speaker supports an international economic agreement (a double taxation treaty), which indicates a favorable stance toward regulating foreign investments and trade relations. This support is aimed at promoting fiscal discipline and international economic cooperation. However, specific positions regarding taxes or expenditures are lacking.
05.2024
11 Speeches
Economic perspectives support competitiveness and the long-term economic growth strategy, referencing the plan to double the economy. Regarding tax policy, the need is emphasized to consider the budget, consumption, and socio-economic impact before establishing VAT exemptions. The principle of the market economy is also highlighted: that price is determined by the relationship between supply and demand, not by the tax.
04.2024
1 Speeches
Insufficient Data. Although the topic falls under the purview of the Finance Committee, there is a lack of data regarding specific economic perspectives.
03.2024
2 Speeches
Economic views support the promotion of international trade and the prevention of tax evasion through bilateral agreements. Hope is expressed that the agreement will help trade with Pakistan flourish, despite Pakistan’s desire to maintain a higher percentage of withholding tax (12.5%).