By Plenary Sessions: Kadri Tali

The political position is primarily procedural, presenting the Culture Committee's decision to reject draft bill 404, which concerns raising the minimum rate of school lunch support to 2 euros. The report highlights the ideological rift between universal support (advocated by the Centre Party) and targeted aid (supported by Tein, Sutrop). The final decision was dominated by the view that finding 30 million euros within the current budget strategy would be difficult.

The main political topic is the funding of early childhood education and the regulation of kindergarten fees. The EKRE parliamentary group strongly supports lowering the maximum fee rate from 20% to 10%, justifying this by citing the need to support parents and criticizing the coalition agreement. The government and the majority of the committee (including Lukas) oppose the draft legislation, stressing that it restricts the right of local governments to self-governance. Tõnis Lukas emphasized the necessity of addressing the issue of kindergarten funding comprehensively over the course of a single governing term.