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- HE 190/2021 vpPassed
Digitalising EU transfers of excise goods
The monitoring of excise goods moved commercially between EU countries will move from paper documents to an electronic system. The reform will streamline reporting procedures for businesses and enhance the prevention of tax fraud.
20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Peat tax exemption and floor price
Taxation of fuel peat will be temporarily eased by expanding its tax-free use in power plants and heating plants in 2022–2029. At the same time, a floor price mechanism will be established to prevent an increase in the use of peat if emissions allowances become cheaper.
13 Dec 2021 · 9 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Essayah 2
105 jaa44 ei - HE 175/2021 vpPassed
Raising the threshold for low-alcohol beer
The upper limit of the reduced tax category for low-alcohol beer will rise from 2.8 per cent to 3.5 per cent. Small producers will also be allowed to self-certify the small producer status required for EU exports.
8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 169/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Raising excise duty on alcohol
Excise duty on alcoholic beverages would be increased by an average of around 10 per cent, which would raise retail prices by an average of 5 per cent. The objective is to increase central government tax revenue and reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm.
21 Dec 2017 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pekonen
171 jaa19 ei - HE 136/2016 vpPassed
Raising excise duties on fuels
Excise duties on transport, heating and machinery fuels will be raised from the beginning of 2017. The change will lead to higher fuel and heating prices.
7 Dec 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Krista Kiuru
96 jaa68 ei - HE 36/2015 vpPassed
Phased increase in tobacco duty
Taxation on tobacco products will be increased in four stages in 2016 and 2017. As a result of the increases, retail prices for cigarettes and rolling tobacco will rise gradually.
7 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liitteenä oleva verotaulukko, mietintö / Antero Laukkanen
164 jaa5 ei - 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 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 143/2021 vpPassed
Phased increase in tobacco tax
Taxation of tobacco products will be increased in stages in 2022 and 2023, raising consumer prices for tobacco. At the same time, heated tobacco products will be brought within the scope of taxation.
25 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 159/2016 vpPassed
Transferring excise and car taxation
Excise duty and car taxation will be transferred from Finnish Customs to the Finnish Tax Administration. Finnish Customs will retain tax supervision and criminal investigation duties.
8 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 48/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a European bioimaging centre in Finland
The central hub of the European research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging will be established in Finland. A new act will confirm the organisation's legal status and exempt it from value added tax (VAT) and excise duties.
3 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2019 vpPassed
Increasing the soft drink tax
The tax on soft drinks will increase from the beginning of 2020, with the increase targeted in particular at sugary drinks. At the same time, the threshold for small beverage producers' tax-exempt production will be raised.
29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2019 vpPassed
Abolishing the waste oil charge
The waste oil charge levied on lubricating oils and preparations will be abolished from the beginning of 2020. However, government grants for waste oil management may be paid from previously accumulated funds until the end of 2021.
22 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Simplifying VAT on EU goods trade
Rules on value added taxation for trade in goods within the EU internal market are to be harmonised and clarified. The changes will ease tax procedures for businesses regarding cross-border trade and storage.
12 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2018 vpPassed
Easing VAT on e-commerce
Value added tax will be simplified for small businesses selling digital services in cross-border EU trade. Small businesses will be able to pay value added tax to their home country if sales of services to other EU countries remain below 10,000 euros.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2016 vpPassed
Publishing large business subsidies online
Business subsidies exceeding half a million euros will be published on a public website. Companies receiving energy tax subsidies will have to submit basic information to the authorities for aid monitoring.
20 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 139/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Extending the paraffinic diesel tax reduction
The tax definition of paraffinic diesel will be expanded, allowing more low-emission fuels to receive a tax reduction of approximately 5 cents per litre. The change will bring fuels such as tall oil-based renewable diesel within the scope of the reduction.
8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2015 vpPassed
Revising fishing fuel tax exemptions
Fuels used in commercial fishing will remain exempt from tax, but the conditions for the exemption will be aligned with the new Fishing Act. Only operators belonging to the registered primary group of commercial fishers will be permitted to use tax-exempt fuel.
17 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2015 vpPassed
Higher heating fuel taxes and mining tax cuts
The carbon dioxide tax on heating fuels and non-road machinery fuels will be increased, raising the price of fossil fuels and district heating. At the same time, the lower electricity tax for industry and the right to an energy tax refund will be restored for mining.
17 Dec 2015 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson
116 jaa54 ei