By Months: Riina Solman
Total Months: 19
Fully Profiled: 19
10.2025
20 Speeches
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09.2025
44 Speeches
The economic views expressed are socially sensitive and redistributive, standing in opposition to tax policies that favor the "wealthier segment" and harm "low-income earners." They demand halting the decline in purchasing power, boosting domestic consumption, and allocating the budget surplus (which results from low birth rates) toward family support benefits.
06.2025
45 Speeches
His/Her economic views are right-wing, supporting the private sector while demanding affordability and quality in social services. He/She is strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that they fuel inflation and poverty, and criticizes the abolition of the tax hump, which primarily benefits higher earners. He/She calls for a review of funding models to prevent the owners of management companies from lining their pockets at the expense of care homes.
05.2025
38 Speeches
Strongly opposed to tax increases, arguing that these (VAT, income tax, and excise duties) directly harm people's livelihoods and the poorer segments of society. They advocate for clarity and control over the state budget and criticize the spending of billions on the "green transition" and the "swamping of territories." They support the financial strengthening of local governments by returning the personal income tax percentage to the pre-crisis level and allocating them a share of the corporate income tax.
04.2025
33 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes, accusing the government of exacerbating inflation and eroding people's purchasing power. He demands that the state guarantee affordable electricity prices and criticizes the elimination of the "tax hump," which will cause a 500 million euro shortfall in the state budget. Economic stability and consumer well-being are prioritized.
03.2025
24 Speeches
The speaker is vehemently opposed to tax hikes, specifically criticizing the proposed VAT and car taxes as measures that erode the financial security of families. He advocates for supporting family incomes—through indexation and tax benefits—and criticizes the government’s planned tax reform for its lack of social justice, noting that it primarily benefits high earners. Furthermore, he criticizes the state’s actions regarding the liberalization of the second pension pillar, defending the public’s right to determine the fate of their own savings.
02.2025
19 Speeches
Economic perspectives are critical of tax hikes and the increased administrative burden placed on businesses, opposing the regional minister's plan to require the labeling of raw material origin. The speaker opposes subsidized energy projects (offshore wind farms), which generate profit for selected businesses, but whose costs (including infrastructure protection) are ultimately borne by the taxpayer.
01.2025
21 Speeches
Strongly opposes raising taxes (income tax, car tax), as this diminishes the economic security of families and pensioners. Supports tax incentives and financial assistance for families with children, considering any cuts to be irresponsible. Criticizes the government's policies that make it harder for people to make ends meet.
12.2024
42 Speeches
Economic perspectives focus on the accountability for the management of state-owned enterprises and the resulting financial losses (specifically, Eesti Energia's derivatives transactions), demanding ministerial responsibility. Criticism is also directed at the increased administrative burden placed on employers and government agencies due to amendments to the Child Protection Act. Furthermore, the expediency of expanding the transparency requirements for the expense allowances of high-ranking state officials is being questioned, citing the resulting administrative load.
11.2024
33 Speeches
Strongly opposes tax increases (VAT, fuel excise duty, car tax, land tax), deeming them harmful and disproportionate to the ability of rural residents to cope financially. Supports home ownership as a matter of dignity and criticizes the increase in the land tax. Also criticizes state intervention in the pharmaceutical market, arguing that it distorts competition and drives up hospital costs.
10.2024
45 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax increases (the "tax cascade"), arguing that they are choking families and businesses, and demands adequate solutions from the government. He criticizes the government's Excel-based approach to the budget and opposes the introduction of a profit tax, considering it damaging to competitiveness. He calls for a vision for restoring economic growth and competitiveness, especially in energy-intensive industry, and criticizes the uncertainty of energy policy.
09.2024
18 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax hikes (VAT, car tax, fuel excise) and budget cuts, which, in his estimation, complicate family life and worsen the regional policy situation. He defends the interests of businesses in the waste management sector, criticizing regulations that increase costs (collateral, insurance) and could force companies to cease operations. He directly links raising children to the state's future economic benefit, referring to children as "future taxpayers."
07.2024
11 Speeches
The economic stance is strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that they breed uncertainty and drain families and businesses. They prefer balancing state finances through "smart spending choices" and structural reforms, rather than increasing the tax burden. A clear answer is demanded regarding the exact state obligations for which the collected tax revenue is being used, pointing specifically to the zeroing out of the road maintenance plan.
06.2024
11 Speeches
The economic views expressed are strongly fiscally critical, opposing the government’s tax hikes (VAT, car tax) and the creation of budget deficits. The speaker criticizes the abolishment of the tax hump, calling it a measure that favors the wealthy and creates a permanent budget shortfall of 550 million euros. He/She expresses concern over the decline in Estonia's competitiveness and opposes using immigration as a source of cheap labor.
05.2024
12 Speeches
They oppose new taxes (the sugar tax, the car tax), viewing them as an unfair means of balancing the budget that harms families and rural regions. They strongly support increasing family benefits, seeing this as an investment in future taxpayers, and criticize the government’s plan to eliminate the tax hump, which would primarily benefit wealthier families. They stress the necessity of considering the opinions of producers and businesses.
04.2024
11 Speeches
The speaker is criticizing the government's economic policy, which has resulted in a recession and a rise in the cost of living. They oppose the cuts to subsidies for large families (specifically the 100,000 euros designated for extracurricular activities), deeming the move unfair and contrary to the principle of need-based support. The planned income tax reform is considered unjust because it primarily benefits the wealthier segments of society, while culture and sports remain inaccessible to average families.
03.2024
24 Speeches
Supports the market economy and opposes state subsidies, asking why the state must pay extra if wind energy is cheap, and criticizing the gifting of 2 billion euros to an offshore wind developer. It opposes tax increases (car tax, elimination of income tax benefits) during an economic downturn, claiming that these measures worsen the business environment and competitiveness. It demands affordable and competitive electricity prices.
02.2024
13 Speeches
The speaker is strongly opposed to tax increases (specifically the car tax), viewing them as detrimental to the economy and fundamentally unfair. They express concern over high unemployment and oppose the importation of cheap labor as a solution for stimulating economic growth. The speaker also warns that, in addition to the car tax, the transport sector faces rising fossil fuel prices due to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which represents yet another tax burden.
01.2024
10 Speeches
Supports state austerity, criticizing the creation of new jobs due to green transition bureaucracy and the construction of an expensive environmental center. Opposes new taxes (the car tax) and demands that existing funds (JTF) be directed toward industrial development, not the creative economy. Emphasizes the necessity of investing in electricity supply security.