By Plenary Sessions: Aivar Sõerd

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.

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.

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.