Rain Epler

Rain Epler

Email: rain.epler@riigikogu.ee

Phone: +372 6316638

Gender: MALE

Status: Active

Parliament Seniority: 2 years

Total Speaking Time: 91h 58m

29 agenda items 29 with AI summaries (100.0%) 4380/4380 profiling (100.0%)

Agenda Items

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Draft Act on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (Bill 238 SE), First Reading
2024-01-10 17:48
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

As the 13th item on the Riigikogu agenda, the first reading of Bill 238, the draft act on amending the Value Added Tax Act, initiated by Martin Helme and Rain Epler, was discussed. The objective of the bill was to …

Decisions 1
Collective
Draft Bill 238 was rejected on the first reading (38 in favor, …
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (193 SE)
2024-01-10 17:28
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The current agenda item concerned the first reading of Draft Law 193 on the amendment of the Value Added Tax Act, initiated by Riigikogu members Ants Frosch and Rain Epler. The main substance of the draft law was a proposal …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 193 was rejected during the first reading (receiving 39 supporting votes) …
First reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (169 SE)
2024-01-10 17:12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

On the agenda was the first reading of Bill 169 for the amendment of the Value Added Tax Act, initiated by Riigikogu members Henn Põlluaas, Kert Kingo, and Rain Epler. The main objective of the bill was to lower the …

Decisions 1
Collective
The lead committee's proposal to reject Draft Bill 169 during the first …
The 400 million euro expense line item written into RES
2024-01-10 15:20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 4m
Summary

The Riigikogu debate centered on a question put to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas concerning the €400 million revenue line included in the State Budget Strategy (RES). Priit Sibul (Isamaa) cast doubt on the reliability of the RES, pointing out that …

Decisions 1
Collective
No decisions were made
The Situation and Developments of Nordica and Associated Companies
2024-01-10 15:07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

Climate Minister Kristen Michal responded to an open question posed by Riigikogu member Rain Epler concerning the current status and developments of Nordica and its associated companies (Transpordi Varahaldus, Xfly). The discussion primarily centered on the timeline for the company's …

Decisions 1
Collective
No official decisions were adopted during the briefing. The Minister provided an …
The economic situation
2024-01-10 14:33
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
3 speeches
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary

Today's session addressed the state of the Estonian economy within the framework of a question posed to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Isamaa member Urmas Reinsalu raised alarming economic issues, citing the Bank of Estonia's December forecast, which indicates overestimated revenue …

Decisions 1
Collective
No concrete decisions were made. The Prime Minister promised to develop a …
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The Riigikogu debate centered on the first reading of Draft Act 327, initiated by the Isamaa faction, which proposed amendments to the State Assets Act and the Land Cadastre Act. The objective of the draft act was to resolve a …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 327 (Draft Law amending the State Assets Act and the Land …
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 21m
Summary

Agenda item number seven concerned the interpellation (No. 341) submitted by Riigikogu members Rain Epler, Kert Kingo, and Kalle Grünthal regarding the impact of the green transition on the administrative area of the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture. The …

Decisions 1
Collective
No decisions were adopted during the proceedings; the session consisted solely of …
Inquiry Regarding the Threat to the Independence of Press Publications (No. 345)
2024-01-08 17:30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The Riigikogu debated Inquiry No. 345, submitted by Varro Vooglaid and Anti Poolamets, concerning the threat to the independence of journalistic publications. The inquirer, Anti Poolamets (TUVg0IZ3WkI), expressed concern that state financial support for private media, particularly Russian-language publications, could …

Decisions 1
Collective
No decisions were made