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- HE 303/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering VAT on electronic publications
Value added tax (VAT) on electronic books, online newspapers and magazines, and single-copy sales will decrease from 24 per cent to 10 per cent. The reform places electronic publications on an equal tax footing with printed works and periodical subscriptions.
27 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2021 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2021
The second supplementary budget for 2021, introducing amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's dissenting proposals.
31 May 2021 · 17 votes - HE 69/2021 vpPassed
Extending VAT exemption on coronavirus supplies
The exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods used to combat, test for and treat the coronavirus will be extended until the end of 2021. The goods can continue to be purchased and imported tax-free.
27 May 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
32 jaa22 ei - HE 18/2021 vpPassed
Reforming VAT on e-commerce
All goods ordered from outside the EU will become subject to value added tax (VAT) regardless of the value of the consignment. At the same time, centralised declaration and payment systems will be introduced to handle taxation for international online and distance selling.
28 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising VAT on educational services
The exemption of educational services from value added tax (VAT) will be tied clearly to Finnish legislation. As a result, foreign fee-charging degree programmes sold in Finland will become subject to VAT in the same way as equivalent domestic education.
1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2021 vpPassed
Exempting coronavirus home tests from VAT
Coronavirus home tests will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT) for 2022. The aim of the amendment is to lower the price of tests and encourage people to get tested.
29 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 258/2018 vpPassed
Voluntary VAT liability for performers
Performing artists, athletes and booking agencies will be able to opt voluntarily into liability for value added tax (VAT). This will enable them to deduct the VAT paid on purchases made for their activities.
17 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 143/2020 vpPassed
Raising the VAT liability threshold
The threshold for small businesses' value added tax (VAT) liability will rise from 10,000 euros to 15,000 euros. More small operators than before will not need to register for VAT or pay VAT.
27 Nov 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · 149 a §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
32 jaa17 ei - HE 77/2022 vpPassed with amendments
VAT exemption for Ukrainian refugee aid
Relief goods and related services donated to people fleeing the war in Ukraine will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT). The change mainly applies to procurement by organisations and donations by businesses.
15 Sep 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 137/2021 vpPassed
Easier customs clearance for Åland subscriptions
A simplified procedure will be created for the taxation of newspapers and periodicals subscribed to Åland from elsewhere in Finland or the EU. Subscribers will be able to declare and pay value added tax (VAT) collectively for the entire subscription period instead of declaring each issue separately.
24 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2022 vpPassed
Extending VAT exemption for coronavirus supplies
The value added tax (VAT) exemption for supplies used in the prevention, testing and treatment of coronavirus will be extended until the end of June 2022. The change will reduce the procurement costs of equipment needed to manage the pandemic.
4 Mar 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
93 jaa18 ei - HE 5/2022 vpPassed
Expanding airport shopping opportunities
Airport duty-free shops will be permitted to sell products with tax included also to passengers flying within Finland and to arriving passengers. Tobacco products sold to domestic passengers must carry health warnings in Finnish and Swedish.
22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2021 vpPassed
VAT exemption for EU pandemic purchases
Procurements made by the European Commission and EU agencies to combat the covid-19 pandemic will be exempt from value added tax (VAT). Businesses will be able to sell these goods and services to EU bodies without VAT.
8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2021 vpPassed
Earlier wellbeing services counties' VAT refunds
Wellbeing services counties and comparable public entities will receive the right to value added tax (VAT) refunds already during their preparatory phase. This will make procurements equal in terms of taxation before the health and social services reform enters into force.
5 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring import VAT to the Finnish Tax Administration
Value added taxation on imports of goods by businesses liable for VAT will be transferred from Finnish Customs to the Finnish Tax Administration. Businesses will declare and deduct import VAT directly on their own VAT return.
27 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 110/2016 vpPassed
Reforming real estate VAT rules
The concept of immovable property in value added tax (VAT) will be aligned with EU rules. Immovable property will also include machinery and equipment permanently installed in buildings that cannot be moved without damaging the building.
15 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 217/2020 vpPassed
Extending tax exemption for coronavirus supplies
The exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods used to combat, test for and treat coronavirus will be extended by six months. The tax relief applies both to domestic sales and to acquisitions from other EU countries.
10 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, 1 momentti kohta 1, mietintö / Elina Lepomäki
39 jaa14 ei - HE 54/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising excise and car tax procedures
The declaration, payment and appeal procedures for excise duties and car tax will be reformed and harmonised with other taxes. Excise duties will become self-assessed taxes and their payment deadlines will be extended.
4 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 112/2020 vpPassed
Extending VAT exemption for coronavirus supplies
The value added tax (VAT) exemption for equipment needed to combat, test for and treat coronavirus will be extended by three months. The tax exemption will remain in force until the end of October 2020.
1 Oct 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Elina Lepomäen ehdotus
32 jaa21 ei - HE 89/2020 vpPassed
Temporary VAT exemption on coronavirus equipment
Protective equipment and supplies used in combating, testing for and treating the coronavirus will temporarily be exempt from value added tax (VAT). The tax relief applies to domestic sales to public health and social services as well as intra-EU acquisitions.
24 Jun 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasosen ehdotus
40 jaa14 ei