By Months: Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
14 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax increases, especially during a recession, as they hinder economic growth and further impoverish the less affluent. They support wealth taxation, advocating for a special tax on banks and a progressive income tax. They demand cuts to state expenditure, including the reduction of bureaucracy and the cancellation of subsidies for Rail Baltic and the green transition, in order to avoid raising taxes.
11.2024
14 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to raising the tax burden, especially on citizens, arguing that it stifles economic growth and lowers the standard of living. The platform supports alternative revenue streams, such as a solidarity bank tax and the taxation of global corporate profits. It criticizes government waste (citing Rail Baltic and green subsidies) and excessive bureaucracy, stressing the necessity of cutting costs.
10.2024
14 Speeches
The economic views are strongly focused on social justice and the eradication of poverty, while opposing tax increases that harm living standards and businesses. They support taxing the wealthy (a special tax on bank profits) and criticize large government expenditures (such as Rail Baltic and green energy subsidies), viewing these as a violation of free market principles and wasteful spending.
09.2024
14 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes (VAT, corporate income tax, high labor taxes), especially during a crisis, as they accelerate inflation and diminish competitive advantage. It supports cost cutting by reducing the state apparatus in order to free up funds for social spending. It emphasizes the necessity of halting the decline in citizens' purchasing power and standard of living.
07.2024
7 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that they stifle economic growth and disproportionately affect the poor. The speaker advocates shifting the tax burden from the poor to the wealthy, supporting a bank tax and progressive income tax rather than a sales tax and car tax. The priority is restoring economic growth through investment and equitable taxation.
06.2024
13 Speeches
The speaker is a strong advocate for a progressive tax system and wealth taxation, specifically supporting a windfall profit tax on banks, a progressive income tax, and the taxation of large digital corporations. He is categorically opposed to raising consumption taxes, excises, and the proposed car tax, arguing that these disproportionately burden the poor. He stresses the necessity of collecting taxes "where the money is" and criticizes the government's current policies for stifling economic growth.
05.2024
24 Speeches
The economic platform is heavily oriented towards social justice: opposing the taxation of pensions, while supporting a progressive income tax and the introduction of a special tax on banks. Measures supporting a healthy lifestyle (such as reducing the tax on fruits and vegetables) are preferred over punitive taxes. Furthermore, the inefficiency of state bureaucracy is criticized, and clarity is demanded regarding the economic impact of large state investments.
04.2024
18 Speeches
Economic views are strongly focused on social justice and redistribution. The speaker opposes regressive taxes (such as VAT, excise duties, and the sugar tax) and calls for taxing banks' excess profits and implementing a progressive income tax. The aim is to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor and restore economic growth while avoiding a repeat of the 2008 crisis.
03.2024
8 Speeches
Economic perspectives are firmly opposed to raising taxes during a recession, arguing that such measures would only further stifle economic growth. There is support for progressive taxation, specifically recommending high taxes on luxury vehicles while avoiding taxation on the poor. The government is being called upon to implement concrete measures aimed at restoring economic growth and preserving employment.
02.2024
8 Speeches
The politician supports fair taxation, demanding the imposition of an excess profit tax on banks, since they are earning hundreds of millions of euros from the Eurozone's most expensive loans. He is opposed to raising consumption taxes and the car tax, as these measures would hit low-income people particularly hard. He criticizes the government for creating the main risk for Estonian entrepreneurs.
01.2024
8 Speeches
Economic views are strongly opposed to tax hikes, arguing that they stifle economic growth. Government spending priorities are criticized, particularly the generous bonuses given to officials at a time when there is a shortage of funds for teachers' salary increases. Furthermore, the necessity and economic viability of unprofitable major projects (such as Rail Baltic) are being questioned.