By Plenary Sessions: Aivar Sõerd
Total Sessions: 30
Fully Profiled: 30
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker supports the economic relaunch through investments, but emphasizes that expenditures must be results-oriented and boost the competitiveness of the European Union. He advocates for channeling resources into innovation and security, prioritizing those measures whose value, in his estimation, outweighs that of sustainability reports.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic views are strongly pro-competitiveness and anti-tax hikes, particularly concerning corporate income tax and dividend taxation. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of preventing capital flight and maintaining consumer confidence by avoiding successive tax increases. They support a fiscal policy designed to stimulate the economy, even if it means running a deficit.
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic views emphasize the central role of competitiveness and labor productivity in economic growth. The speaker considers the decline in productivity alarming and calls for strict performance monitoring within the framework of development plans.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives emphasize the integrity of budgetary procedures and require adherence to activity-based budgeting methodology when implementing cost reductions. Furthermore, concern is expressed that strict planning regulations could harm the economic interests of property owners and constitute an "infringement on property rights."
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The economic outlook strongly favors the market economy and growth, stressing the necessity of diversifying business financing sources and reducing the administrative burden on enterprises. The objective is to develop the capital market so that companies can secure funding via the stock exchange and investment funds, rather than relying solely on banks.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Economic positions support financial market stability and international regulatory compliance, which is ensured by the modernization of regulations governing derivatives and repo transactions. Furthermore, the aspect of consumer protection in the mortgage market is prominent, where efforts were made to strike a balance between improving the flow of interbank lending and safeguarding consumer interests during property valuation.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
Economic perspectives stress more active management of state reserves and maximizing returns, criticizing what they see as excessive conservatism. The speaker advocates for raising the share of gold to mitigate risks and achieve potential growth, favoring it over traditional bonds.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives are centered on budgetary discipline and fiscal responsibility. The speaker demands clarity regarding the sources of government cost savings and the justification for the 1.5 to 2 million euros allocated to the development of SKAIS. The emphasis is placed on budget accuracy and the proper reporting of expenditure lines.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
Economic viewpoints stress the growth of labor productivity as the primary economic goal and support national strategic plans (Estonia 2035). Strict fiscal discipline and the tracking of performance-based indicators are required to ensure progress toward the established objectives.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Support is provided for regulatory changes that boost economic growth and competitiveness, and which facilitate access to international markets for financial institutions and large corporations. The aim is to reduce transaction costs and improve the financial environment, thereby demonstrating a commitment to supporting business interests. The regulation of green bonds is also addressed.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker advocates for fiscal responsibility and opposes unfunded tax cuts that would result in significant losses of budget revenue. He/She emphasizes that tax reductions must be financially covered and must align with the current economic situation. Furthermore, he/she points to the restrictions imposed by European Union VAT directives regarding the application of a reduced rate for fuels.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize the critical importance of productive investments and improving the investment climate for achieving long-term growth. The speaker prefers real productivity growth and is skeptical of inflation-driven wealth increases, which he considers merely apparent or illusory. He stresses the need for entrepreneurs to have the courage to invest in productive technologies.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The economic positions are restricted solely to ensuring the institutional governance and legal compliance of the central bank's governing council. Specific stances on monetary policy, taxation, or economic growth are absent.
2025-04-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives focus on the historical implementation of tax policy, particularly Value Added Tax (VAT), and political accountability. Emphasis is placed on the necessity for alignment between political promises and actual action regarding fiscal issues, using the topic of lowering VAT on foodstuffs as a means of demanding accountability.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize the stability and predictability of the tax system, opposing the taxation of windfall profits based on market conditions. The speaker defends the existing bank tax (an 18% advance income tax on commercial banks) and warns that a new tax would weaken the banking sector and the Estonian economic environment more broadly.
2025-02-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Supports a business-friendly, transparent, and predictable tax system, and opposes sudden, high taxes that could deter investors. It emphasizes the need to account for the cyclical nature of banks, as their profits are dependent on the economic climate (Euribor). It stresses that banks are making a significant contribution to the state budget (an additional 600 million euros over five years) thanks to the existing tax changes and the advance corporate income tax.
2025-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Economic views strongly emphasize fiscal discipline and maximum transparency in the state budget. The speaker calls for the detailed itemization of expenditures (e.g., IT, rent, supplies), opposing the practice of lumping operating costs into a single line item, which indicates a desire to increase public sector accountability.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Economic views emphasize fiscal transparency and the efficiency of state budget execution. The recommendations of the National Audit Office for the quicker transfer of unused funds are supported, and there is a call for better use of performance indicators in shaping the state's budget policy. The main concern is the control of budget execution and compliance with legislation.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
Economic perspectives emphasize fiscal transparency, strict traceability of expenditures, and a lack of efficiency, citing 13% of unspent budget funds. Concern is expressed over the growth of the state's debt burden and the increased risk of insolvency, which is linked to the interest expenditure program. He/She advocates for adopting the budget in the traditional cost-based format.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Supports the easing and modernization of financial asset taxation rules to encourage investment, expanding the list of financial assets eligible for the investment account to include cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding instruments. It is critical of the state's wasteful bureaucratic expenditures related to inefficient budgetary systems.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker advocates for a stable tax environment and opposes temporary, reactive taxes stemming from favorable economic conditions. He emphasizes that banks already pay advance income tax, which has increased several times over, and that the consumer ultimately bears the cost of all taxes. He warns that taxing extraordinary profits creates tax risk in the eyes of foreign investors and harms the country's attractiveness.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
Economic views stress fiscal discipline and the need to curb public spending within the public sector. The speaker supports cutting administrative costs, seeing significant savings potential in relocating the Ministry of the Interior.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Economic perspectives focus on the prioritization of public investments and the criteria for state intervention in local government budgets. The speaker is demanding clarity on which investments the state should economically stimulate and which ones it should not.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives center on financial regulation and the performance of the pension system. Skepticism is voiced over whether the pension reform successfully guided people toward independent investing, and there is support for adequate control and regulation of financial instruments (such as crypto assets) via licensed service providers.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
Economic perspectives stress the importance of fiscal discipline and express concern over the rapid growth of public sector debt in Estonia. The speaker indirectly supports policies aimed at debt reduction, highlighting successful examples from other countries where debt is decreasing.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The economic views focus on taxing extraordinary profits and ensuring fiscal discipline. He/She emphasizes the regulation of the banking sector and forecasts that the favorable market conditions for banks are passing due to the drop in Euribor and the rising interest costs on deposits. He/She also notes that corporate income tax revenue is being collected well this year.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic perspectives emphasize fiscal discipline and precision when introducing new taxes. The speaker is concerned about the overestimation of the government's revenue forecasts and the underestimation of administrative costs. They call for a detailed analysis of the Tax and Customs Board's fixed costs, the number of officials, and the resulting additional economic cost.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic perspectives tend toward fiscal discipline, pushing back against the notion that simply pouring endless public funds into the system will solve every problem. The speaker is a strong advocate for bringing private capital into healthcare to mitigate the system's funding shortages and boost its overall efficiency.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The views focus on corporate taxation, fiscal prudence, and the prevention of tax leakage. He emphasizes the need to retain tax revenue in Estonia and notes that an increase in income tax rates may reduce the incentive for paying dividends.
2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
Economic views emphasize the need to avoid inefficient resource utilization and the growth of the administrative burden. The opposition is directed against the creation of additional positions for activities that are not economically or socially relevant in Estonia, citing the desire to keep public administration costs under control.