By Months: Toomas Uibo
Total Months: 18
Fully Profiled: 18
10.2025
2 Speeches
The political focus is on the management of public finances, highlighting the problems associated with the budget deficit and national debt. The speaker is demanding an explanation from the government regarding how the 2026 state budget plans to balance the necessity of economic stimulus with fiscal discipline. Their position is results-oriented, focusing on the government's capability to tackle macroeconomic challenges.
09.2025
5 Speeches
The political position focuses strongly on economic stability, ordering public finances, and opposing living in debt, calling it irresponsible. An important topic is also the impact of Russia’s war of aggression on the Estonian economy and the need to pay the price for freedom. They support a liberal market economy and government steps aimed at easing the tax burden, such as the abolition of the tax hump. The focus is on a long-term, knowledge-based economic growth strategy driven by education and innovation.
06.2025
5 Speeches
The politician emphasizes procedural correctness, supporting the halting of the bill due to the remarks made by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He expresses strong concern about state intervention in culture (the regulation of the Song Festival repertoire), comparing it to a previous totalitarian regime. He also supports the car tax relief aimed at families with children, which was agreed upon in the new coalition agreement.
05.2025
1 Speeches
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04.2025
8 Speeches
The political position is strongly focused on streamlining and ensuring the sustainability of state finances, defending the government’s decisions (including taxes) necessary to secure national defense and the public sector payroll. The speaker, representing Eesti 200, stresses accountability to the state and considers uncomfortable reforms essential. A second core priority is technological development, particularly the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the economy and public administration, aimed at elevating Estonia to a new level.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The political focus is on the energy sector, strongly backing market-based solutions and technology-neutral support mechanisms in the event of market failures. Furthermore, the speaker expresses robust support for Riigikogu Chairman Lauri Hussar to continue in his role, highlighting his competence. Regarding energy policy, the approach is policy- and market-driven, seeking clearer government endorsement for market mechanisms.
02.2025
9 Speeches
The political focus is heavily centered on security and foreign policy, particularly Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and Europe’s ability to manage independently should U.S. support wane. Domestically, he/she stresses treating sports and culture as a viable economic sector and demands that the state demonstrate reliability toward the private sector. These positions are strong and value-based, highlighting the state's crucial role in building trust and guaranteeing security.
01.2025
2 Speeches
The political stance is strongly policy-driven, focusing on controlled immigration of skilled labor for the purpose of revitalizing the economy. The speaker emphasizes the position of Eesti 200, which balances the need for economic growth with the constitutional obligation to ensure the preservation of Estonian culture, language, and nationhood. This stance strongly supports migration policy aimed at economic growth, while simultaneously opposing uncontrolled mass immigration.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The central theme revolves around the work culture and efficiency of Riigikogu members, signaling a strong commitment to performance-based policy. The speaker is critical of parliamentary absences and demands clarity regarding the regulations within the draft legislation. This political stance is directed toward enhancing internal parliamentary accountability and the overall quality of work.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The political focus is on global climate goals and the trends in emission reduction. The speaker adopts an analytical and policy-driven position, centering on whether current global trajectories are sufficient to achieve the established targets. He/She emphasizes the role of major powers, such as China, in connecting climate measures with economic development.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The speaker opposes the Ministry of Finance's proposal to raise the mandatory auditing thresholds by only 25%, deeming this insufficient given the context of Estonia's high inflation (57%). The political stance is strongly pro-business and anti-bureaucracy, emphasizing the need to align the government's rhetoric with concrete action. The focus is on policy effectiveness and the reduction of administrative burden.
09.2024
1 Speeches
The political position is strongly focused on structural economic reforms, consolidation of public finances, and ensuring security. They emphasize painful but unavoidable cuts and tax hikes necessary to restore the state's credibility. The framework is clearly policy- and performance-based, centering on an economy with higher added value. The speaker positions their party (Eesti 200) as a champion against massive bureaucracy and the initiator of the zero-based budgeting process.
06.2024
3 Speeches
The speaker strongly supports the introduction of the car tax, emphasizing its necessity for increasing the state's revenue base and serving as an environmental tax. He is also a strong proponent of creating a legal framework for the development of nuclear energy, seeing it as a future opportunity for the Estonian economy and science. His political framework is clearly policy- and value-based, focusing on fiscal responsibility and innovation. He admits that the current form of the car tax is not perfect, but emphasizes the agreement to amend it this autumn to make it fairer.
05.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker is a member of the Eesti 200 parliamentary group, who strongly supports the government's reform agenda. The main priorities include the transition to Estonian-language education without exception, and decisive action in energy policy, specifically considering nuclear energy to enhance the competitiveness of the Estonian economy. The political stance is strongly reformist and value-based, emphasizing the importance of the Estonian language and culture.
04.2024
7 Speeches
The political platform focuses heavily on the principles of the rule of law and ensuring economic competitiveness, emphasizing the protection of individuals against the arbitrary exercise of state power, particularly in competition law proceedings. Key priorities include supporting innovation, reducing bureaucracy, and valuing specialists. The political framework is solution-oriented and policy-driven, aiming to achieve the best outcomes for Estonian entrepreneurs.
03.2024
1 Speeches
The speaker heavily focuses on the necessity of healthcare service reform, specifically regarding the audit of the air ambulance service. Their stance is policy-driven, emphasizing that patient needs must be central to the service reform, rather than the high cost of the service or a shortage of flight hours. The speaker is moderately critical, questioning the government's seriousness in implementing these reforms.
02.2024
8 Speeches
The speaker strongly supports the controversial motor vehicle tax, justifying it by citing the need to take responsibility for the country's future, ensure environmental stewardship, and implement mobility reform. He/She emphasizes the importance of strategic and cross-party consensus in economic policy, setting the goal of doubling the size of the Estonian economy by 2035. Furthermore, he/she defends his/her party (Eesti 200) against publicly leveled accusations, demanding that any evidence be submitted to the police. The overall political position is geared toward taking responsibility and pursuing long-term, reform-minded policy.
01.2024
9 Speeches
The political platform strongly emphasizes the need for equality and systemic solutions, rejecting narrow exceptions (such as per diem allowances for drivers). The issue of historical justice is also highlighted, expressing strong opposition to Soviet-era monuments and their maintenance by the state. The political framework is primarily value- and policy-driven, stressing budgetary discipline and a comprehensive approach to problem-solving.