By Agendas: Tanel Tein

The speaker strongly advocates for the strategic shaping of the gambling sector's tax framework to boost state revenues and channel them specifically into the development of culture and sports. His position is policy-driven and results-oriented, emphasizing well-considered fiscal measures necessary to ensure competitiveness. He has initiated a bill aimed at generating additional state revenue through tax design.

The political focus centers on the anti-money laundering bill and the establishment of a new mass data processing system within the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The importance of the project is supported, with emphasis placed on its reliance on European Union funding. However, strong procedural caution is simultaneously expressed, raising questions about the sufficiency of stakeholder involvement and whether the law will successfully pass and be promulgated by the President. The focus is rather on ensuring the implementation and effectiveness of the policy.

The political stance is heavily focused on structural reform, stressing the necessity of separating the Ministry of Culture and Sports and establishing a dedicated post for a Minister of Sports. This position is results-oriented, based on the belief that the current combined structure impedes the rapid implementation and progress of initiatives within the sports sector. While the synergy between culture and sports is recognized as a powerful asset, resolving the administrative bottlenecks is considered the top priority.

The political position centers on increasing the efficiency of the Riigikogu’s work, strongly supporting the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in legislative processes. This approach is distinctly results-oriented, aiming to reduce the workload of the legal department and accelerate the provision of responses to complex legislative amendments. The speaker views the adoption of AI as a positive direction for executing the country’s long-term development strategy.

The speaker, representing Eesti 200, urgently stresses the need to treat sports as a critical national issue, given its direct impact on public health, the economy, defense readiness, and the nation's image. The political focus is shifting towards innovative financial solutions and a long-term systemic plan, contrasting with previous one-off political decisions. This stance is deeply value-based, emphasizing that children and their health must always take precedence over military expenditures ("Shells are not more important than children").

The political position is skeptical regarding the Tallinn Hospital co-financing bill, stressing the question of the project’s necessity. This stance is strongly results-oriented, focusing on efficiency and the consideration of alternatives (private healthcare). The speaker questions the justification for a large public investment when the private sector is capable of offering more cost-effective solutions.

The political focus centers on opposing the temporary solidarity tax (the bank tax) imposed on the banking sector, a measure which Eesti 200 clearly does not support. This stance is geared towards long-term economic potential and enhancing competition, rather than focusing on short-term tax revenue. The framework is policy-driven, emphasizing how economic signals influence investment.

The political stance centers on questions of state asset management and financial accountability concerning the large Tartu Prison facility. The speaker stresses the necessity of avoiding significant vacancy costs and finding alternative uses for the building should correctional services cease operations there. The position is distinctly results-driven and focuses on the efficient utilization of state resources.

The speaker positions himself as a defender of state budget revenue and the functioning of the economy, questioning the usefulness of the proposed excise duty increases. Although the health objectives are recognized, the focus is clearly on a results-based framework that emphasizes the need to generate funds for the state budget via business revenue. He expresses moderate opposition to the bill's current approach, as it risks inhibiting economic growth.

The central political issue is the restoration of state support for youth school sports, which the Centre Party (Belobrovtsev) submitted as a draft bill (405 OE). Belobrovtsev sharply criticizes the Ministry of Culture’s decision to terminate 0.5 million euros in funding for the Estonian School Sports Union and the Jõud Sports Union, deeming the practice of bottom-up funding questionable. The Ministry’s position (conveyed by Tein) is that the redistribution of funding is necessary to involve a wider range of passive children in sports activities and to modernize the system.

They moderately support the goal of increasing funding for youth extracurricular activities, but believe the state currently lacks the financial capacity to do so. Their primary stance is the active promotion of alternative funding methods, particularly the involvement of private capital, to ensure the improvement of quality and the development of these activities. The political framework is pragmatic and centered on fiscal reality.

The political focus is centered on energy security and the long-term availability of the gas supply. There is no specific stance (either supporting or opposing nuclear energy), but the emphasis lies on clarifying and verifying the underlying assumptions of the policy, particularly concerning the projected loss of gas by 2040.

The political focus is heavily geared toward improving public health through sports, aiming to alleviate the financial strain on the Health Insurance Fund and keep the population productive for longer. Key solutions involve promoting sports education for children and integrating private funding into sports financing. This approach is strongly performance-based and draws heavily on private sector principles, highlighting untapped potential (such as the donations market).

The political focus centers on the functionality of the major investment support system and the changes the government is planning. Questions are being raised as to whether the existing system is failing, which points to concerns regarding the effectiveness and stability of the policy. The approach taken is primarily policy- and results-driven.

Political activity centers on filling the internal representative structures of the parliament, strongly supporting the Culture Committee’s decision to appoint Vadim Belobrovtsev as a member of the Council of the Estonian Public Broadcasting. The stance is procedural and policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of filling the vacant seat following Andre Hanimägi’s departure from the Centre Party faction.

The political focus is currently centered on the transparency and mechanisms governing international financial obligations, particularly concerning the 50-billion-euro package approved by the European Council. The speaker adopts an inquisitive and policy-centric stance, seeking clarification regarding the sources, distribution, and overall impact of the funding. Crucially, emphasis is placed on the necessity of determining whether this aid is exclusively military in nature.

The political stance centers on involving the private sector in science funding, noting its successful uptake. The speaker strongly supports the state acting as a locomotive, signaling the private sector to invest, and aims to expand this model into the fields of culture and sports as well. The position is heavily policy- and mechanism-driven.