By Years: Rain Epler
Total Years: 2
Fully Profiled: 2
2025
325 Speeches
Focuses on abolishing taxes (the Car Tax) and introducing a Bank Tax on windfall profits. An important priority is eliminating the obligation for energy producers to purchase CO2 quotas (based on TFEU Article 122). It is a strong opponent of bills restricting personal freedoms (the super database, gender quotas) and the Rail Baltic project.
2024
404 Speeches
The speaker is an active legislative initiator and opponent. His priorities include the bank tax bill, accelerating mineral resource exploration, lowering the value-added tax (VAT), and supporting the introduction of nuclear energy. He is the main opponent of government bills (tax increases, acceleration of the green transition), repeatedly submitting motions for rejection and criticizing violations of the Riigikogu's rules of procedure (e.g., the bundling of amendments).