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  1. HE 108/2026 vpPassed

    Permitting barnacle goose and cormorant hunting

    Barnacle geese and cormorants could be shot directly by virtue of the law to prevent agricultural and fisheries damage and flight safety risks. Meat from shot birds could be used for personal consumption, but selling it would be prohibited.

    25 Jun 2026 · 7 votes
    150 jaa
    23 ei
  2. HE 114/2026 vpPassed

    Increasing agricultural fuel oil tax refunds

    Agricultural operators and aquaculture operators will receive a temporary additional refund of the energy tax on fuel oil in 2026 and 2027. The measure will alleviate the impact of rising fuel prices on agriculture.

    25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes
    122 jaa
    53 ei
  3. HE 112/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementing the second 2026 supplementary budget

    The Government's supplementary proposal to the second supplementary budget for 2026 (HE 102/2026). It updates the supplementary budget proposal before Parliament decides on it; it will be considered together with the actual supplementary budget.

    23 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 325/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementary budget for 2023

    Supplementary budget for 2023, meaning changes to the central government budget for the current year. Votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.

    2 Mar 2023 · 22 votes
  5. HE 327/2022 vpPassed

    Cost support for agriculture and aquaculture

    Temporary cost support will be paid to agriculture and aquaculture operators to alleviate the sharp rise in the prices of electricity and fertilisers. The aim of the support is to safeguard the liquidity of farms, domestic food production and security of supply.

    23 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 158/2024 vpPassed

    Clarifying VAT and late-filing penalties

    A late-filing penalty can be imposed directly under the law also when excess refundable value added tax (VAT) has been declared. In addition, the Intervention Fund for Agriculture will regain the right to deduct VAT.

    11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 75/2024 vpPassed

    Land rental income as capital income

    Income received from renting out fields and forests will be taxed directly as capital income instead of agricultural income. Rental income from a farm's own buildings and their building sites will remain under agricultural taxation.

    25 Oct 2024 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Joona Räsänen

    117 jaa
    64 ei
  8. HE 33/2022 vpPassed

    Removing the farm cessation income limit

    Recipients of farm cessation support will be able to do paid work without income limits and without losing their support. The change will also ease labour shortages in rural areas and primary production.

    20 May 2022 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 65/2020 vpPassed

    Expanding asylum seekers' right to work

    Asylum seekers already in Finland will be granted the right to work in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries immediately without a waiting period. Work can continue despite a refusal-of-entry decision for as long as the person is covered by reception services.

    11 Jun 2020 · 5 votes
    43 jaa
    11 ei
  10. HE 263/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming compensation for predator damage

    Damage caused by large carnivores to domestic animals, dogs, crops and other movable property will be compensated in full. At the same time, the increased additional compensation paid for exceptionally large reindeer damage will be abolished and reporting requirements for reindeer damage will be tightened.

    8 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 287/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating plant pest state aid rules

    References in the Plant Health Act will be updated to correspond to the European Union's revised state aid rules. The amendment will ensure that agricultural and forestry operators can continue to receive state compensation for costs and damage caused by the eradication of plant pests.

    9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 167/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Cutting electricity tax, raising heating taxes

    The electricity tax on industry and data centres will be lowered significantly, while taxes on heating fuels will be increased. At the same time, the energy tax refund scheme for energy-intensive industry will be phased out.

    14 Dec 2020 · 8 votes

    Closest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 8 a §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  13. HE 138/2017 vpPassed

    Raising taxes on heating fuels

    Excise duties on heating fuels, power plant fuels, and fuels for non-road mobile machinery will be increased from the beginning of 2018. The change will raise the price of fossil fuels and district heating generated using them.

    13 Dec 2017 · 9 votes
    163 jaa
    21 ei
  14. HE 78/2023 vpPassed

    Raising the agricultural equalisation reserve

    Agricultural entrepreneurs will be able to defer a larger share of their profits to be taxed in later years or used for farm investments. The maximum amount of the equalisation reserve will rise from 13,500 euros to 25,000 euros.

    29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 176/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Introducing an entrepreneur tax deduction

    A 5 per cent tax deduction from the profits of business operations will be introduced for sole proprietors, partners in partnerships, and operators in agriculture, forestry and reindeer husbandry. The reform will ease the income taxation of these operators from 1 January 2017.

    15 Dec 2016 · 5 votes
    118 jaa
    41 ei
  16. HE 52/2022 vpPassed

    Additional energy tax refund for agriculture

    A one-off additional refund will be paid to agricultural operators and greenhouse growers for fuel oils used in 2021. The aid will be paid automatically without a separate application to those who have applied for the standard energy tax refund.

    25 May 2022 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 191/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising heating and machinery fuel taxes

    Energy taxation on heating and machinery fuels as well as peat will be tightened, and double taxation of electricity storage will be eliminated. In addition, an energy tax refund on light fuel oil will temporarily be paid at an increased rate to agriculture.

    14 Dec 2018 · 8 votes
    167 jaa
    11 ei
  18. HE 215/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Second supplementary budget for 2018

    The second supplementary budget for 2018, or amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.

    28 Nov 2018 · 15 votes
  19. HE 166/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming rural development support 2023–2027

    The rules governing rural business and project support will be reformed for the new EU programming period. All support applications will become fully digital and support payment procedures will be simplified.

    16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 164/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming agricultural and reindeer structural support

    Applications for structural support for agriculture and reindeer husbandry will become mainly electronic, and projects can be started at the applicant's own risk immediately after submitting an application. Young farmers will be made eligible for a state guarantee in connection with start-up aid, and basic drainage projects for agricultural land will be incorporated into agricultural investment aid.

    16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote