By Plenary Sessions: Marek Reinaas
Total Sessions: 26
Fully Profiled: 26
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
They strongly advocate for a liberal and innovative economic policy that focuses on exports, technology, and high added value. They view entrepreneurship as the foundation of the economy and stress the need to increase productivity and reduce dependence on real estate development and banking. Economic growth is anticipated in the coming years.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Economic considerations support strong regulatory oversight to protect the internal market from the distorting effect of foreign subsidies. Emphasis is placed on ensuring fair competition in public procurement and concentrations, thereby supporting the principles of a regulated market economy.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Insufficient data.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The economic outlook strongly favors a free market economy, stressing the vital role of competition in securing the best prices and ensuring a fair market environment. The speaker is against market distortions and collusion, but simultaneously advocates for a rule-of-law approach to enforcement to protect businesses. They support providing the Competition Authority with the necessary tools for the swift restoration of the market.
2025-06-16
XV Riigikogu, V Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives support a regulatory shift to electronic administration (the elimination of paper invoicing) through an accelerated procedure. Simultaneously, strong consumer protection is emphasized by placing a mandate on traders to verify consent, thereby balancing business efficiency with consumer rights.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic views are focused on regulatory efficiency, supporting the improvement of the Competition Authority’s work and widely involving business organizations (e.g., the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Estonian Employers’ Confederation). The objective is to modernize competition rules and ensure legal certainty.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Being strongly focused on innovation and export, it supports expanding equity financing via venture capital to boost startup activity. It deems productivity growth a critical objective, necessitating digitalization and automation (AI). It supports generating state revenue through service exports, such as offering prison services to foreign countries, which would generate approximately 30 million euros.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
There is not enough data.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
Support is provided for the digitalization of the economy, particularly the transition to e-invoicing, while taking into account the software development costs incurred by retail and wholesale companies. During the discussion, the ministry's extensive dialogue with the Association of Traders was mentioned, indicating that business interests were considered during the planning of the transition.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives stress the importance of market functionality and simplifying regulations for producers, aiming to achieve lower electricity prices for consumers. They view the actual electricity supply on the market as a more significant price driver than taxation (specifically VAT), thus supporting market-driven solutions. The ultimate objective is to guarantee the lowest possible energy costs for consumers.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic considerations center on enhancing competition oversight and minimizing the administrative burden of regulation. Preference is given to solutions that are resource-efficient and rely on established practice, while simultaneously ensuring the processing of domestic violations.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The economic view supports the development of the taxi market and the widespread adoption of the platform economy, noting that over 80% of taxis currently use platforms. The preference is to accept the changes embraced by the market and strengthen supervision, rather than introducing new restrictive legislation.
2025-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session.
Limited data
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic views emphasize supporting exports and entrepreneurship using state resources, deeming business diplomacy a critical task. Support for business interests is strong, particularly aimed at improving the current economic situation.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The economic views emphasize fiscal discipline, increasing revenues, and reducing costs through efficiency gains ("zero-based budgeting"). The objective is to achieve economic growth and avoid future tax increases by means of structural reforms. Support is given to investments in the economy that are expected to generate growth next year.
2024-12-09
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives center on fiscal responsibility and solidarity, stressing the necessity of cutting the national budget and setting an example during "lean times." Reducing expenditures is supported, even if it is merely a symbolic gesture, to demonstrate concern for the public.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic views center on fiscal discipline and balancing the state budget. [The subject] strongly supports the implementation of a security tax, viewing it as a mathematically inevitable budgetary solution.
2024-11-07
15th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The economic perspectives center on analyzing the impacts of tax policy, particularly the effect of reducing the value-added tax (VAT) on the state budget and the necessity of identifying offsetting revenue sources. It is recognized that a lower VAT rate on animal feed should allow farmers to produce food more affordably. Furthermore, a bank tax is mentioned as a potential source of offsetting revenue, though the commission has not yet debated it.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic views emphasize fiscal discipline and efficiency, supporting the identification of savings and the avoidance of duplication through budget revision (specifically, zero-based budgeting). Strategic planning is preferred, linking expenditures directly to achievable results, while simultaneously stressing that both cost-based and activity-based budgeting are essential.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives stress the necessity of fiscal discipline and aggressive austerity ("more cutting is even better") so that state expenditures decrease and public finances are brought under control. Simultaneously, targeted investments are supported, including €160 million allocated for major investments and the development of the defense industry. Economic growth is primarily the responsibility of entrepreneurs, while the state's role is to create opportunities for them.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
Economic perspectives favor the ratification of international tax treaties designed to prevent double taxation and curb tax avoidance and tax evasion. This indicates support for a stable international economic environment and the maintenance of fiscal discipline.
2024-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
Economic perspectives favor the signing of international tax treaties. This indicates a positive approach to regulating foreign investments and trade by preventing double taxation. The primary focus is on ensuring clarity within the international economic environment.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The presenter communicates economic views emphasizing the need to account for the budget, consumption, and socio-economic impact when establishing tax breaks. Furthermore, he/she highlights the market-based perspective that the decisive factor in pricing is the balance between supply and demand, not specific taxes.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
Economic outlooks are heavily focused on growth and competitiveness, underpinning the ambitious goal of doubling Estonia's economy by 2035. Emphasis is placed on the crucial role of specific action plans and strategic planning in advancing economic development.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The processing of the draft bill in the Finance Committee suggests a connection to economic issues, but the speech does not contain any positions regarding taxes, spending, or economic growth.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The promotion of international trade through tax treaties is supported, as this is seen as having the potential to boost trade, despite Pakistan currently being a minor partner. A higher withholding tax rate (12.5%) was accepted following negotiations, given Pakistan's desire to withhold taxes.