By Plenary Sessions: Maido Ruusmann
Total Sessions: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker supports the reduction of wealth inequality and regional redistribution to address the issues of low wages and out-migration in Southeast Estonia. They acknowledge the difficulty of making domestic investments due to the current state budget situation, which is why they emphasize the necessity of directing more EU funds towards border regions.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives stress the inevitability of taxes as the funding source for state expenditures, even while acknowledging the burden they impose ("any tax is, after all, a burden"). Support is given to the targeted investment of tax revenue into Estonian roads, which offers relief to car owners.
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The economic outlook is focused on growth and investment, viewing infrastructure as key to boosting service exports and improving the business environment. It supports allocating additional funds to roads, financed by the car tax/annual fee. Rail Baltic and other international connections are considered a significant breath of fresh air for the economy.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize the importance of economic growth and increased investment for national development. The speaker calls for political measures that would ensure a more even distribution of investment and entrepreneurial activity in order to support regional development.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
Economic perspectives focus on reducing inequality and addressing the issue of low wages, which drives people away from the region. The speaker advocates for state intervention and the redistribution of resources (such as special programs and the regional allocation of EU funding) to stimulate regional development.
2024-06-13
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
Supports the economic rebound but emphasizes the necessity of preventing increased regional inequality. It advocates for an active regional policy as the tool to ensure the uniform distribution of economic growth.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
Economic views support fiscal decentralization, granting local governments greater authority to set their own taxes, particularly regarding land taxes. It is emphasized that this involves granting autonomy, not an obligation to raise taxes, which suggests caution regarding automatically increasing the tax burden.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Economic views emphasize the negative impact of economic inequality on educational and social development. Support is given to measures that would reduce regional economic disparities in order to improve the quality of life and education in peripheral areas.