By Months: Tanel Tein
Total Months: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
09.2025
2 Speeches
The political stance centers on strategic tax reform within the gambling sector, aiming to generate additional state revenue and specifically earmark these funds for the development of culture and sport. This position is strongly policy- and results-driven, emphasizing the preservation of competitiveness through careful design of the tax environment. The speaker supports the establishment of new dedicated funds under the umbrella of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Kultuurkapital).
06.2025
2 Speeches
The political focus is directed toward the creation of the Financial Intelligence Unit's (RAB) new mass data processing system, emphasizing its importance. The stance is cautious and procedural, as the critical role of European Union funding in the project's implementation is highlighted. The sufficiency of the draft legislation's scope and potential risks are under scrutiny, indicating a moderately critical, results-based approach.
04.2025
2 Speeches
The political position strongly focuses on increasing the efficiency of the Riigikogu's work, supporting the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the legislative process to reduce the workload. The need to consider separating the Ministry of Culture and Sports has also been highlighted, as sports-related issues have become bogged down under the current structure. The focus is primarily on performance and structural reform.
02.2025
11 Speeches
The speaker, representing Eesti 200, strongly urges that sports be treated as a nationally important issue that directly impacts public health, defense readiness, and the economy. The political focus is aimed at establishing an innovative and long-term funding model based on the involvement of private capital and the reform of the remote gambling tax structure, thereby preventing the development of sports from being left vulnerable to "political crosscurrents." The speaker emphasizes the need for a societal consensus that values the broad reach of sports, not just medals.
01.2025
1 Speeches
The speaker questions the necessity of a large hospital and strongly supports cooperation with private medicine. This position is outcome-based, emphasizing efficiency and cost savings in the healthcare sector. He notes that examinations and blood transfusions in private medicine can be as much as 30% cheaper.
10.2024
4 Speeches
The political focus centers on the performance of the economy and maximizing state budget revenues, which involves questioning the utility of excise duty hikes if they lead to a reduction in income tax collection. The speaker is clearly against the bank tax (the position held by Eesti 200), emphasizing the need to improve internal competition within the banking sector. These positions are strongly results-oriented and focused on economic gain.
05.2024
10 Speeches
The political position is pragmatic and fiscally responsible. He/She strongly supports finding alternative funding sources (especially the inclusion of private capital) to support youth extracurricular activities and sports, emphasizing that the state's purse is not bottomless. He/She defends the Ministry of Culture's recent change to the funding system, which is aimed at broader inclusion of children in sports, considering it the correct direction. Draft legislation is evaluated based on its financial feasibility.
04.2024
3 Speeches
The political platform centers on reducing the strain on the state budget and implementing private sector logic within social services. Key priorities include reforming the major investment subsidy system and strategically restructuring sports funding, highlighting healthy lifestyle choices for children as a future measure to alleviate the burden on the Health Insurance Fund. The approach is strongly results-oriented and policy-driven, focused on finding solutions for inefficient systems.
02.2024
2 Speeches
Politically, the speaker addresses both international finance and foreign aid issues (such as the €50 billion EU aid package) and domestic institutional procedures (like the appointment of a member to the ERR Council). The standpoints are aimed at securing information regarding international commitments and ensuring the execution of internal parliamentary procedures. The overall focus is primarily policy- and procedure-oriented.
01.2024
1 Speeches
The political focus is on leveraging state support signals to attract private sector funding for science, culture, and sport. The speaker supports this model, highlighting a successful example in research funding where increasing the state's contribution percentage acted as the primary catalyst. This position is results-oriented and aims to expand successful policies into other sectors.