By Plenary Sessions: Aivar Sõerd
Total Sessions: 30
Fully Profiled: 30
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Legislative focus is currently aimed at defining the outlook and strategic priorities for the new budgetary period at the European Union level. The speaker is a critical assessor who demands greater emphasis on security and innovation in future legislative and budgetary decisions, at the expense of climate measures.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The main legislative focus is Bill 734 (maintaining the income tax rate), which is deemed extremely important for economic competitiveness. The speaker is a proponent of the bill and the floor manager of the proceedings, insisting that the first reading be completed and the law swiftly passed.
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus centers on monitoring and assessing the implementation of existing development plans and economic indicators. The priority is ensuring the economy's competitiveness through increased productivity, rather than initiating new legislation.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus is on the procedures for handling the state budget and the draft Planning Act, which concerns the deadlines for the validity of detailed plans. The speaker acts as a critical scrutinizer of the bills, demanding clarity and legal certainty.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus is currently on financial market regulation, particularly a draft bill concerning raising the threshold for the prospectus requirement to 12 million euros and easing language requirements. The speaker, representing the leading committee, supports the bill and is spearheading its proceedings.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is on the comprehensive amendment of the Securities Market Act and related legislation (such as the Bankruptcy Act and the Reorganization Act). The objective is to ensure international compliance of the regulation governing derivative and repo transactions, and to specify the supervisory powers of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the requirements for green bonds. The speaker supports the draft bill and is the lead proponent of the nine amendments submitted by the lead committee.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The focus is on scrutinizing the Bank of Estonia's report and investment strategy at the plenary session, rather than initiating or supporting specific legislative bills. This involves oversight and the posing of questions to the representative of the executive power.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is centered on verifying the compliance of the budget process and proposed amendments. The speaker acts primarily as a critical auditor, questioning the feasibility and propriety of the government's financing schemes, particularly concerning the SKAIS development.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on monitoring and controlling the implementation of existing strategic documents ("Estonia 2035") and the activity-based budget. The speaker operates as an overseer and critical questioner to ensure that national objectives are achieved.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The primary legislative priority is modernizing financial market regulation to improve the requirements for netting derivative and repo transactions and to increase flexibility in the valuation of real estate used as collateral for housing loans. The LCR is acting as the sponsor and handler of the draft bill, focusing on completing the first reading and setting the deadline for amendments.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently centered on rejecting Draft Bill 594 (which proposes lowering fuel excise duty and VAT), with the individual speaking in their capacity as the representative of the leading committee. They stress that the bill runs contrary to both the principles of fiscal responsibility and international law. The speaker's main goal is to ensure that this draft bill does not advance to a second reading.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the oversight and accountability of government activities, particularly concerning economic indicators and the investment environment. The priority is monitoring the achievement of the national productivity target and obtaining the relevant data from the Ministry of Finance.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the draft resolution concerning the appointment of members of the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Estonia, which will be debated in a single reading without any proposed amendments. The speaker is a proponent of the draft and a representative of the lead committee, who ensures the proper execution of the legal procedure. The priority is the swift and lawful adoption of institutional decisions.
2025-04-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on the assessment of previous governments' tax policy, specifically the reduction of the value-added tax (VAT). The speaker positions themselves as a critical evaluator of past legislative decisions and executive branch actions, demanding detailed accountability regarding the unimplemented tax cuts.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on the rejection of the draft amendment to the Credit Institutions Act (concerning the taxation of net interest income). The speaker is an opponent of the bill and, acting as the representative of the responsible committee, proposes that it be rejected during the first reading, citing constitutional inconsistency due to the retroactive nature of the taxation.
2025-02-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Legislative focus remains centered on the handling of Bill 535 (the temporary solidarity tax for the Estonian banking sector) and the expression of opposition to it. The Speaker is serving as the rapporteur for the lead committee, concentrating on highlighting the technical and substantive deficiencies of the draft legislation, particularly concerning its overlap with the current advance income tax system. It is emphasized that the bill requires a majority vote of the full Riigikogu membership for its adoption.
2025-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the critical analysis of, and opposition to, draft legislation concerning state finances and budget classification. The speaker acts as an opponent, questioning the premises of the proposed bill and its capacity to achieve its stated objectives.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on improving the reporting of state budget execution and enhancing the transparency of the budget process. The speaker is currently handling the approval of the annual financial report and processing specific draft decisions (e.g., 503). He/She is attempting to limit the right of ministers to make significant budget amendments within a program without the approval of the Riigikogu.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on changing the structure of the State Budget Act, specifically opposing the current activity-based approach. The priority is restoring a cost-based budget as the foundation of the law and moving performance indicators into an informative appendix. He/She is critical of the draft bill in question, arguing that it fails to solve the underlying problems.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary legislative priority is amending the Income Tax Act to modernize the rules for investment accounts, specifically by incorporating new financial assets and addressing practical shortcomings that have become evident. The speaker, acting as the rapporteur for the Finance Committee, supports concluding the bill's proceedings and moving it to the final vote.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The primary focus is the opposition to Riigikogu Draft Resolution 487 (a temporary solidarity tax for the banking sector), stressing both the ill-advised timing of the draft and the impossibility of implementing retroactive taxation. He/She is operating as a representative of the steering committee, criticizing the initiators for failing to provide a thorough analysis in the draft's explanatory memorandum.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is on monitoring the implementation of previous budget decisions and the fulfillment of the supplementary budget's explanatory memorandum. The priority is ensuring the coverage of costs and the achievement of savings related to the relocation of the Ministry of the Interior, which was tied to the supplementary budget processed in March.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The legislative focus is currently aimed at defining the criteria for state subsidies and investments allocated to local municipalities. Within the framework of the ongoing proceedings, the speaker is acting as a critic and seeking clarification in order to understand the fundamental value judgments underpinning the draft legislation.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on financial regulation, including the processing of amendments to the Investment Accounts Act and the Funded Pensions Act. The speaker acts as a representative of the leading committee, ensuring the smooth progress of the legislative process and adherence to deadlines, and also addresses aspects related to small funds operating without a license.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently on the analysis of economic oversight and fiscal policy, raising key questions regarding the growth of national debt and future economic forecasts. The speaker operates in the role of both supervisor and analyst.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on Bill 367, regarding which he/she will present the lead committee's report, emphasizing the majority vote of the Riigikogu membership required for its adoption. Furthermore, initiating new bills for taxing windfall profits in other economic sectors is a priority.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is centered on the critical challenging and scrutiny of the specific tax bill. The priority is to ensure that the proposed legislation is grounded in realistic revenue forecasts and that administrative costs, including the fixed costs and staffing requirements of the Tax and Customs Board, have been thoroughly considered.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is on demanding the reform of existing procedures and operating models, particularly concerning the family doctor system and national procedures for placing medicines on the market. The speaker acts as a critic who is calling on the government to take concrete steps to solve long-standing problems.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The primary legislative focus is the transposition of the EU's global minimum tax directive (Pillar Two) into Estonian law. The speaker is a representative of the lead committee, responsible for the procedural steps of the bill's processing, including setting the deadline for amendments.
2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards optimizing the process of transposing European Union legal acts and reducing the administrative burden. The aim is to find a solution that prevents the creation of additional bureaucracy and unnecessary positions.