By Plenary Sessions: Riina Solman

The speaker supports regulatory measures designed to ensure that local residents within the wind farm's impact zone receive economic benefits. This includes selling electricity at cost price, granting exemptions from renewable energy charges, and reducing network fees—potentially down to zero—for consumers living in the affected area. The objective is to create jobs and guarantee the region's competitiveness, whereas regions that exclude renewable energy development should be subject to higher fees.

Economic views indirectly relate to the healthcare sector, noting that during the discussion of the draft legislation, emphasis was placed on the potential savings it could generate for the health system. The speaker stresses that the money saved should be utilized to enhance treatment options, citing the necessity within a sector that has ever-growing financial needs.

Economic standpoints advocate for increased expenditures via salary increases for certain public sector professions (coaches, teachers, police officers, and rescuers). The emphasis is placed on fair compensation for the workforce and prioritizing these items in the state budget.

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They advocate for social transfers and benefits aimed at alleviating poverty, but are vehemently opposed to tax hikes, arguing that these reduce purchasing power and make it harder for people to cope financially. Furthermore, they criticize the structure of the second pension pillar, asserting that it collectively supports bank fund managers and Swedish pensioners, rather than benefiting the Estonian economy or low-income individuals.

Economic perspectives emphasize the necessity of regulating the social services market to prevent excessive profits being made using public funds. The speaker criticizes the situation where the prices of nursing homes increased by 15–40%, while wages failed to rise adequately, pointing to the failure of the funding model.

It strongly opposes the increase in the tax burden (VAT, car tax) and accuses the government of exacerbating the European Union's highest inflation rate. It demands affordable electricity prices for consumers and businesses and criticizes the government for taking a billion euros out of people's pockets. The focus is on the disregard for poverty eradication goals and ongoing livelihood issues.

The economic perspective focuses on the social justice and distributive impact of tax policy. The speaker criticizes the structure of the motor vehicle tax because it treats socially vulnerable groups unfairly. The preference is for a tax system that offers adequate exemptions for large families and people with disabilities.

The speaker advocates for the fight for equal pay within boards, prioritizing this over gender quotas, which, in their estimation, may not directly reduce the wage gap. This indicates a preference for direct pay equality measures instead of mandatory representation in governing bodies.