Agenda Profile: Aivar Sõerd
Overview of the Use and Preservation of State Property in 2023–2024. Five Years of Activity-Based State Budget: Results of the Reform and Necessary Further Decisions
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Political Position
The speaker adopts a strong, results-oriented stance, declaring the five-year activity-based budget reform a complete failure. The primary focus is on the policy's ineffectiveness, the weak link between performance data and practical application, and the waste of taxpayer money. This position is clearly aimed at assessing the system's functionality and overall performance.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in public finance and budgeting, using specific terminology such as "activity-based budgeting," "performance information," "cost allocation models," and "metrics." They focus on the system's implementation and technical deficiencies, pointing to the ministries' inability to utilize performance data.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is acutely critical and direct, employing strong assessments such as "a complete failure" and "pointless extravagance." The speaker combines logical argumentation (a detailed list of costs) with a rhetorical question regarding the damage inflicted upon the taxpayer, thereby highlighting the emotional appeal concerning the issue of waste.
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Activity Patterns
The information is insufficient, but the speaker participated in a discussion in the Riigikogu on November 6, 2024, concerning the utilization of state assets and an overview of the budgetary reform.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the system's implementers (ministries and officials), who are accused of inefficiency and squandering taxpayer money. The critique is both procedural and political, centering on the enormous expense incurred by building and maintaining this "piece of nonsense."
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Collaboration Style
The speaker demonstrates a willingness to cooperate with the Auditor General, expressing complete agreement with him regarding the failure of the budget reform. This signals a readiness to support the critical positions held by independent oversight bodies.
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Regional Focus
There is insufficient data.
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Economic Views
Economic views emphasize strong fiscal discipline and responsible spending, standing in contrast to bureaucratic waste. The speaker focuses on minimizing taxpayer costs, criticizing the working hours of officials and the commissioning of studies that fail to produce practical results.
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Social Issues
There is insufficient data.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on state budget reform and controlling public sector expenditure. The speaker is a strong opponent of the current activity-based budgeting system and is demanding further decisions to terminate it, along with an assessment of the costs incurred.
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