By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu
Total Sessions: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker advocates for strict budgetary discipline and responsible fiscal policy, opposing the practice of covering current expenditures with refinanced loans. They demand a plan for reducing public administration costs and support cost-effective investments that stimulate the economy (such as the renovation of apartment buildings), while simultaneously standing against large and unreasonable spending.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Supports strong fiscal discipline and cuts to government spending (a proposed 0.5% of GDP), while simultaneously opposing the land tax increase that impacts homeowners. It emphasizes the critical necessity of restoring the competitiveness of the Estonian economy, noting that the industrial sector is uncompetitive due to Nordic pricing. It criticizes the delay of crucial investments (the apartment building renovation program, 160 million euros) and the slow utilization of European Union funds (4.1%).
2024-05-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, information briefing
Strongly supports fiscal discipline and criticizes the government's spending policy, demanding savings in administrative costs and a reduction in bureaucracy. It emphasizes the need to stimulate the economy while simultaneously criticizing delays in the utilization of European Union funds (only 4.1% used) and the apartment building renovation program. It deems government expenditures (such as green skills and radical innovation) unreasonable.
2024-05-28
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The economic platform strongly opposes tax hikes (the car tax, land tax, and sugar tax), arguing that they burden citizens and degrade the economic environment. They prioritize rational decision-making and governance. As a compromise, they propose delaying the abolition of the Reform Party’s costly tax bulge for four years. They support fiscal responsibility aimed at preventing unnecessary burdens.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The speaker strongly advocates for business interests, demanding that the voices of entrepreneurs be heard and that anti-economic measures be abandoned. They oppose tax hikes and increased bureaucracy, stressing the necessity of fiscal discipline and thorough cost analysis (especially concerning the proposed climate law). They favor a market-economy approach, standing against the planned-economy treatment of the green transition and sector-specific quotas.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The speaker strongly advocates for economic freedom, technological neutrality, and market logic, contrasting this with the left-wing policy of restrictions and taxes. He criticizes the government’s actions, which result in price hikes and additional burdens, and demands that a competitive electricity price be guaranteed. He sharply criticizes the cancellation of road infrastructure investments in this year’s budget.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing
Economic perspectives emphasize strict fiscal discipline and transparency in the management of public finances. The speaker is concerned about the failure to meet budgetary targets and is demanding a precise breakdown of expenditures and unspent funds, which is essential for making informed management decisions.
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
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2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
Supports strict fiscal discipline, demanding cuts in government expenditure (0.5% of GDP) and the adoption of a negative supplementary budget to remain below the 3% budget deficit ceiling. It strongly opposes the "cascade of tax increases" and the abolition of the tax hump, considering these measures destabilizing to the economy and detrimental to the livelihood of lower-income individuals. It demands the imposition of national sanctions against Russian businesses.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The speaker is a strong advocate of fiscal discipline, opposing tax hikes (including consumption taxes and the car tax), which he contends harm the economy and disproportionately affect lower-income individuals. He is calling for a reduction in government expenditure (0.5% of GDP) and criticizes the government for implementing the Reform Party's most expensive election promise during a challenging fiscal period.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The criticism focuses on the government's inability to make decisions regarding the state budget and economic policy, which has resulted in widespread confusion. It advocates for honoring the promised teacher salary increases and opposes cost reductions in vocational education, particularly the scaling back of in-person instruction. The overall economic policy framework remains vague, highlighting instead the failures in budget management.