By Months: Aivar Sõerd
Total Months: 16
Fully Profiled: 16
10.2025
8 Speeches
The legislative focus is currently on processing the draft bill regulating the financial market, which aims to raise the prospectus-exempt issuance threshold and relax language requirements. The speaker, acting as a representative of the lead committee, is a proponent of the bill and is driving the procedure forward by setting the deadline for submitting amendments.
09.2025
6 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on amending the Securities Market Act to bring the regulation of derivative and repo transactions into alignment with international standards. The presenter is a leading member of the process, who, on behalf of the committee, is submitting nine technical amendments concerning the competencies of the Financial Supervision Authority, green bonds, and the regulation of netting/set-offs. He claims that the core substance of the draft bill is international regulation, while real estate valuation is a secondary issue.
06.2025
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the budget procedure, including the substantive and procedural correctness of the amendments proposed by the government and other political parties. The speaker primarily acts as a critic and overseer, focusing on monitoring the implementation of national strategies ("Eesti 2035") and ensuring the budget structure complies with current rules.
05.2025
12 Speeches
The speaker is actively involved in draft legislation concerning financial regulation, specifically being responsible for submitting the proposal to reject Draft Bill 594 (tax cuts). Furthermore, he/she supports legislative amendments aimed at improving the regulation of derivative and repo transactions, and making the procedure for appraising real estate collateral for housing loans more flexible (using a statistical method for standard apartment units).
04.2025
14 Speeches
The legislative focus is on financial regulation and the taxation of the banking sector, where the speaker is a strong opponent of the opposition's draft legislation. Additionally, he is managing the procedural aspects of appointing alternate members to the Council of the Bank of Estonia. In his capacity as a representative of the lead committee, the speaker's role is to ensure the legislation complies with the constitution and economic rationale.
02.2025
9 Speeches
His primary legislative focus is Bill 535 (the banking sector solidarity tax), for which he serves as the leading committee's rapporteur while simultaneously being a strong opponent. He concentrates on the technical accuracy of tax legislation and impact analysis, particularly concerning the taxation of undistributed profits from previous years upon the implementation of the new system.
01.2025
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward the critical analysis and challenging of the draft budget or the associated classification regulation. The speaker is attempting to obstruct or amend the proposal, which, in their view, fails to guarantee budget transparency, especially concerning administrative costs.
12.2024
8 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on approving the state budget execution report and enhancing the transparency of the Budget Act. The objective is to restrict ministers' authority to reallocate funds within the budget, thereby ensuring the Riigikogu's constitutional oversight of all revenues and expenditures. He/She is an active overseer and an advocate for improving procedural rules.
11.2024
6 Speeches
The legislative focus is on amending the Income Tax Act to make investment accounts more flexible and on processing the state's annual financial report. A strong political priority is replacing the activity-based budget with a traditional cost-based budget, while retaining performance indicators merely as informative additions. Also important are the harmonization of tax treatment and resolving bottlenecks that have emerged in practice.
10.2024
13 Speeches
The primary focus is on Riigikogu Draft Resolution 487, which proposes that the government introduce a temporary solidarity tax for the banking sector covering the years 2025 through 2027. The speaker is a representative of the leading committee (the Finance Committee) and a strong opponent of the draft, criticizing both its timing and the impossibility of implementing retroactive taxation. He/She mentions that the adoption of the draft requires a majority vote of the full Riigikogu membership.
09.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is on budget oversight and monitoring the execution of previous budgetary decisions. The priority is keeping the issue of the Ministry of the Interior's relocation and associated cost savings on the agenda, a matter which was linked to the supplementary budget processed in March.
07.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward scrutinizing the proposals and criteria discussed in the committee concerning the regulation of financing for local government investments and the scope of state intervention.
06.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the bill currently under deliberation by the Finance Committee. This legislation specifically concerns investment accounts, the regulation of crypto assets, and the Funded Pensions Act. The speaker serves as a procedural supporter and a representative of the leading committee, responsible for accurately setting the deadlines for the bill's proceedings and the submission of proposed amendments. They are also involved in evaluating the effects of the pension reform within the legislative context.
05.2024
12 Speeches
His/Her legislative focus is on tax policy and public finance, and he/she is a critic of the new tax draft. He/She is actively involved as a representative of the Finance Committee in the proceedings for Bill 367, concentrating on procedural matters and the majority required for the bill's passage. He/She is demanding clarification on administrative costs and the number of officials before the law is enacted.
03.2024
4 Speeches
The legislative focus is currently on the draft bill implementing the EU Minimum Income Tax Directive (GloBE), regarding which the speaker serves as the representative of the lead committee. He/She is the scrutinizer of the details of the legislative process, ensuring procedural compliance and setting the deadline for amendments (March 20, 2024).
01.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is aimed at reforming the process of transposing European Union legal acts, specifically to reduce the administrative burden and prevent the creation of unnecessary bureaucracy. The politician operates both as an initiator and a critical voice, demanding solutions to the existing problem.