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- HE 60/2019 vpPassed
Automating municipal financial reporting
Financial data from municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be submitted automatically directly from financial management systems to a shared data repository maintained by the State Treasury. The reform replaces previous form-based data collection and improves the timeliness and comparability of municipal finance data.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2019 vpPassed
Bringing forward municipal grants to 2019
An increase of 237 million euros in central government transfers agreed for municipalities for 2020 will already be paid in late 2019. The amendment will ease the tight financial situation of municipalities.
25 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2019 vpPassed
Third supplementary budget for 2019
The third supplementary budget for 2019, containing amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
25 Oct 2019 · 2 votes - HE 140/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting municipal central government transfers
Central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services will be reduced, and savings and compensation measures will be introduced into central government transfers from the beginning of 2017. Municipalities will be compensated for losses of tax revenue, while savings resulting from the Competitiveness Pact and transfers of tasks will also be taken into account.
21 Dec 2016 · 3 votesClosest vote · 55 §, mietintö / Joona Räsänen
94 jaa54 ei - HE 244/2016 vpPassed
Updating municipal corporate tax shares
The calculation rules for the forestry tax share of municipal corporate tax will be updated to reflect organisational reforms in the forestry sector. At the same time, the Association of Finnish Municipalities will receive the right to access tax debit data on companies to ensure the calculation is correct.
13 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing early childhood personnel registration
The obligation for municipalities to record early childhood education and care personnel data in the national database will be postponed by one year to autumn 2020. The more detailed schedule for introducing the database will be laid down by government decree.
10 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2016 vpWithdrawn
Reforming early childhood education fees
The maximum client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be increased, and fee criteria for part-time care will be harmonised. At the same time, fees for low-income single parents will be reduced to improve work incentives.
9 Sep 2016 · no votes - HE 97/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting municipal health and social services investments and outsourcing
Large construction investments in health and social services as well as long-term outsourcing contracts by municipalities and joint municipal authorities are temporarily restricted ahead of the upcoming health and social services reform. A termination clause must be included in new extensive contracts, and a ministerial exemption is required for major construction projects.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2016 vpPassed
Higher government transfers for informal care
The state will increase central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services from July 2016. The additional funding will fully cover the costs incurred by municipalities from the reforms to informal care and family care.
23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 5/2018 vpLapsed
Securing guarantees for transferred debts
The Municipal Guarantee Board will be able to guarantee funding related to debts transferred to regions in the health and social services and regional reform. As a result, existing loans of municipalities and joint municipal authorities will not need to be terminated before maturity.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 148/2017 vpLapsed
Transferring environmental health tasks to municipalities
A region could agree on transferring the responsibility for organising environmental health tasks to a sufficiently large municipality or group of municipalities. The transfer would require both the municipality and the region to have resources of at least 30 person-years available for supervisory duties.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 202/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State compensation for nurse prescribing training
The state will begin paying compensation to healthcare employers for training in limited prescribing for nurses. The subsidy will compensate employers for tuition fees charged by universities of applied sciences.
18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2018 vpPassed
Abolishing grain loan stores and seed funds
The obsolete Act on Grain Loan Stores and Seed Funds will be repealed. The remaining grain loan stores and funds will be abolished and their assets channelled to the promotion of agriculture.
29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2021 vpPassed
Confirming municipal central government transfers for 2022
The central government transfer percentage for basic public services and the amount of central government transfers to municipalities will be adjusted for 2022. At the same time, funding for new statutory duties and the consolidation of previously made savings will be taken into account.
10 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 113/2017 vpPassed
Adjusting central government transfers for 2018
The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will rise to 25.34 per cent from the beginning of 2018. At the same time, central government transfers will take into account tax revenue losses, reductions in early childhood education and care fees, and cuts associated with the Competitiveness Pact.
14 Dec 2017 · 5 votesClosest vote · 55 §, mietintö / Matti Semi
109 jaa71 ei - HE 112/2017 vpPassed
Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share
Municipalities' share of revenue from corporate income tax will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The amendment will compensate municipalities for revenue losses resulting from reductions in client fees for early childhood education and care.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming adult basic and literacy education
Basic education for adults and persons past compulsory school age, preparatory education and literacy instruction will be combined into a single coherent educational path. The reform will clarify studies and speed up immigrants' transition to further education and working life.
23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 217/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying social assistance transfer practices
As basic social assistance is transferred to Kela, the division of work between Kela and municipalities, the forwarding of applications and the exchange of information will be clarified. At the same time, electronic payment commitments for pharmacies and the electronic transfer of rental data will be introduced.
2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring employment services to municipal pilots
Some services and duties of the central government's public employment services (TE services) will be temporarily transferred to be organised by pilot municipalities. The pilot applies in particular to jobseekers who face difficulties finding employment, people under 30 years of age, immigrants, and jobseekers receiving labour market subsidy or basic unemployment allowance.
17 Dec 2020 · 5 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Paula Risikon lausumaehdotus
31 jaa24 ei - HE 198/2020 vpPassed
Lowering early childhood education fees
Early childhood education and care client fees will be lowered and income thresholds raised significantly. The reform aims to ease everyday life for families with children and encourage employment.
14 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 8 §, mietintö / Peter Östman
31 jaa24 ei