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Jaana PelkonenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 176/2022 vpPassed
Reforming study and job search
Unemployed people will be able to complete short-term and part-time studies more freely without losing their unemployment benefit. At the same time, a full job-seeking requirement will be imposed on those studying independently on unemployment benefit who hold a vocational qualification.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 227/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending increased depreciation for businesses
Businesses and agricultural operators would also be able to claim double depreciation for tax purposes on new acquisitions of machinery and equipment in 2024 and 2025. In addition, the taxation of hidden dividends would be tightened by making them fully taxable income from 2023 onwards.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting municipal central government transfers for 2023
The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will decrease to 22.09 per cent at the beginning of 2023. At the same time, temporary deductions to central government transfers and funding for new statutory duties will be defined.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Legal protection for whistleblowers
Persons who detect misconduct in their work will be provided with statutory protection against employer retaliation, such as dismissal or discrimination. Large organisations and public authorities will be required to establish secure reporting channels for reporting suspected breaches.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2023 vpPassed
Safeguarding supplementary pension and sickness funds
Supplementary pension foundations and funds established earlier will be allowed to continue their operations to their previous extent to pay voluntary supplementary pensions. Small sickness funds and other insurance funds that have received an exemption will also be permitted to continue operating below the statutory minimum size.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded5 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 153/2022 vpPassed
Changes to earned income taxation for 2023
The earned income taxation for 2023 will undergo the adjustments required by the health and social services reform and inflation, and the earned income tax credit for persons over 60 will be increased. In addition, the temporary increase in the deduction for commuting expenses will be extended and science and arts recognition awards will be made entirely tax-exempt.
Jaana Pelkonen: No7 Dec 2022 · 14 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Essayah 4
78 jaa63 ei - HE 89/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming animal by-product use and supervision
The combustion of meat and bone meal for energy will become easier, and feeding food waste to wild animals will be prohibited to prevent animal disease risks. At the same time, burying animal by-products will be restricted and non-compliance with supervision will be tackled through new administrative penalty payments.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded5 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 229/2022 vpPassed
Clarifying TUVA education funding rules
The funding rules for preparatory education for programmes leading to an upper secondary qualification (TUVA education) organised by basic education providers will be clarified. The funding will be adjusted annually based on actual student numbers.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 170/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing secure satellite positioning in Finland
Finland will introduce the EU Galileo system's jam-resistant satellite positioning service for public authorities and companies critical to security of supply. At the same time, the information society fee levied on telecom operators will be increased to maintain a location data service for underground network infrastructure.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2022 vpPassed
Securing funding for education and culture
Central government transfers for upper secondary education, basic education in the arts, liberal adult education, and museums and the performing arts will exceptionally be calculated on the basis of 2019 data in 2023 and 2024. This will prevent the distorting impact of operational disruptions and exceptional costs during the coronavirus pandemic on the funding level.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Municipal reimbursement for Ukrainian integration services
The state will start paying compensation to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for integration services for people fleeing the war in Ukraine once they obtain a municipality of residence in Finland. At the same time, reception centre services will end within a reasonable time as the person transitions to municipal services.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2023 vpPassed
Extending municipal access to integration data
Municipalities will receive the right to request information from wellbeing services counties on their integration costs for 2021. This will allow municipalities to apply retroactively for state compensation for health and social services organised in that year.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded20 Sep 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding social lending nationwide
Social lending will become a mandatory service in all wellbeing services counties. Low-income and indebted people will be able to apply for social credit regardless of where they live.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded17 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2019 vpPassed
Postponing legislation on light cars
The introduction of light cars onto the roads is postponed by one year until 1 November 2020. The postponement will be used to examine whether the regulations can be brought into line with EU law and the driving licence directive.
Jaana Pelkonen: No17 Oct 2019 · 3 votes105 jaa35 ei - HE 156/2022 vpPassed
Raising student financial aid income limits
Students will be able to earn significantly more wage income than before without cuts to student financial aid or clawback of benefits. In addition, the deadline for the student loan compensation will become flexible if studies are delayed due to a state of war in the country of study.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Closure of high-risk premises
Municipalities and Regional State Administrative Agencies will be able to completely close certain recreational and leisure premises to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A closure decision can be made regardless of the scale of the activity or the number of participants.
Jaana Pelkonen: Absent28 Mar 2021 · 15 votes31 jaa14 ei - 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.
Jaana Pelkonen: Absent11 Jun 2020 · 5 votes43 jaa11 ei - HE 125/2022 vpPassed
Tax treaty between Finland and Albania
Finland and Albania will introduce a bilateral income tax treaty to eliminate double taxation between the two countries. The treaty will also enhance information exchange between tax authorities and prevent tax evasion.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 124/2022 vpPassed
Repealing Netherlands Antilles savings tax act
Finland will repeal an outdated act concerning the automatic exchange of tax information on interest income with the Netherlands Antilles. Tax information will be exchanged under a broader international standard.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2022 vpPassed
Transferring international environmental assessments to Syke
Practical official duties relating to transboundary environmental impact assessments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Environment to the Finnish Environment Institute. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the online publication of personal data in old assessment documents, and the obligation to assess public authorities' plans will be clarified.
Jaana Pelkonen: No vote recorded20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote