By Plenary Sessions: Rain Epler

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2025-11-11
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives are evident in the criticism of energy and industrial policy driven by the zero-emission ideology, which signals concern over the impact of current environmental regulations on industry. This suggests a preference for economic policies that are less constrained by stringent climate targets.
2025-11-10
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
It supports an economic policy that fosters the development of industry, especially the defense industry, while criticizing Europe’s unwise energy policy, which is leading to deindustrialization. It emphasizes the need for strategic defense spending, pointing to the failed 250 million euro support measure.
2025-11-06
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic perspectives are heavily focused on maintaining economic growth and competitiveness, stressing that cheap energy, including fossil fuels, is the foundation for achieving this. The speaker opposes the green transition, arguing that it results in rising costs for consumers and businesses and causes deindustrialization, citing the relocation of German industrial companies.
2025-11-05
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker is firmly opposed to extensive, regressive tax hikes (such as the VAT increase), arguing that they disproportionately affect lower-income individuals. Furthermore, they criticize the proposed motor vehicle tax as an ideological and unjust measure because it is untargeted. The speaker also expresses concern regarding the inefficiency of government planning and the massive budget shortfall (estimated at 20 billion euros).
2025-11-05
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The speaker sharply criticizes the government's fiscal management, claiming that the state is headed for bankruptcy and is forced to sell off its security cheaply just to scrape together money penny by penny. He casts doubt on the government's promises of economic prosperity ("rivers of milk and mountains of porridge") and criticizes the reliance on financial arguments at the expense of security and freedoms.
2025-11-04
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Economic viewpoints are expressed through fiscal prudence, criticizing the potential costs and obligations associated with the foreign agreement that will fall to Estonia (e.g., damages caused by prisoners). The hope that the additional fee received from Sweden (5,000 euros) will cover all future costs is being called into question.
2025-11-03
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Supports fiscal efficiency and opposes regressive taxes (such as VAT), which take proportionally the most from the poor. Prefers to leave money in the hands of the people to avoid the costly administration (3–5 million) involved in benefit refunds. Expresses strong opposition to the socialist economic model, which leads to bankruptcy.