By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu

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The speaker stresses the crucial importance of legal certainty when making major economic decisions concerning the scale of renewable energy production—decisions that run into billions of euros. He/She also points out the negative assessment of the government's plan by entrepreneurs, highlighting concerns regarding business interests and the stability of the regulatory environment.

The economic views are strongly anti-tax, favoring the promotion of economic growth through new optimism and the unleashing of people's creativity, rather than through additional taxation. They oppose the car tax, which was created to cover the Reform Party's tax hike, not for national defense. It is mentioned that Isamaa presented a comprehensive alternative budget to improve the state's financial position.

Economic views support an aggressive increase in national defense spending to 5% of GDP, prioritizing security needs over budget constraints and the seven-year financial perimeter. The government is criticized for refusing to apply for EU funds to direct towards national defense, citing the European economic governance regulation as an obstacle.

The speaker is critical of the government's tax policy, particularly the VAT increase, which additionally taxes defense expenditures (90 million euros). He contrasts the Reform Party's 1.5 billion euro "tax hump" project with the 598 million euros allocated for defense investments. He supports the issuance of national defense bonds and the use of EU funds (money from emissions trading) for one-off defense investments, preferring a targeted loan specifically for ensuring security.

The economic stance is strongly opposed to tax hikes, particularly concerning the removal of income tax exemptions and the implementation of a car tax. It is stressed that the government’s policies have diminished the investment confidence of businesses and the financial security of families. The preference is for stability and a lower tax burden to restore public optimism and economic certainty.

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The economic perspectives are sharply focused on ensuring the competitiveness of the Estonian economy through affordable and predictable electricity prices. The speaker opposes the government’s planned increases to electricity excise duty and VAT, as well as the introduction of additional charges (such as the capacity reserve fee), viewing these measures as a source of inflationary burden and stress. The preference is for realizing the potential of industry, not for its contraction.