By Plenary Sessions: Riina Solman

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Economic perspectives focus on the underfunding of the social sector, highlighting a 50 million euro shortfall in the special care sector, which indicates the necessity of increasing public spending. As a solution, the involvement of the private sector is proposed in order to save the investment costs of the state and local governments.

They are strongly opposed to tax increases, especially regarding indirect taxes (VAT, excises), arguing that these directly hurt the poorest segments of society and compromise their ability to cope financially. They criticize the government's tax spree, which has increased the tax burden by over a billion euros, and demand a plan to curb rising prices. Furthermore, they believe that the nursing home reform primarily serves the profits of the administrative company owners rather than the interests of society, and call for a complete revision of the funding model.

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Tax hikes (including the car tax) are being opposed, as they have worsened people's standard of living and eroded social guarantees. The social reform is criticized as being an overly socialist system for those who pay taxes proportionally, since they only receive a universal basic rate in return, rather than proportional compensation.

The speaker opposes the proposed tax increases (including VAT, fuel excise duty, the car tax, and income tax on pensions), arguing that they disproportionately harm lower-income individuals and rural populations. He criticizes the market-based approach to social welfare and calls for a greater financial commitment from the state. Furthermore, he advocates for a reform of corporate income tax to incentivize local municipalities to create jobs.