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Jussi Halla-ahoEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 99/2015 vpPassed
Moderating costs in state-subsidised housing
Rules for setting rents and maintenance charges in state-subsidised ARA and right-of-occupancy housing will be tightened to restrain housing costs. Provisions for future renovations collected from residents will be limited, and building owners will be obligated to put major property procurements out to competitive tender.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Riitta Myller 2
114 jaa72 ei - HE 90/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising government grant payments
The disbursement, recovery and supervision of government grants and compensation granted by the ELY Centres will be centralised at the KEHA Centre. At the same time, the administrative duties of the Centre for Non-Military Service will be transferred from the Southeast Finland ELY Centre to the KEHA Centre.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Easing financial reporting for small businesses
Financial statement requirements for small and micro-enterprises will be eased to reduce the administrative burden. At the same time, accounting rules will be updated to enable the use of modern electronic methods and storage formats.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2015 vpPassed
Stricter penalties for environmental offences
More severe penalties can be imposed for the most serious nature conservation and environmental offences. A new offence of aggravated nature conservation offence will be added to the Criminal Code, carrying up to four years of imprisonment.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining agricultural support administration
Guidance on the supervision of cross-compliance requirements for plant protection products will be transferred to Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency), and support tasks granted by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) can be centralised. In addition, the duration of national support for young farmers will be capped at a maximum of five years.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2015 vpPassed
Disclosing forest data to banks
Banks will receive information from the forest information system for granting and monitoring credit without the separate consent of the forest owner. The amendment will make it easier to use forest properties as loan collateral and streamline the monitoring of collateral values by banks.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · 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.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2015 vpPassed
Tightening conditions for housing allowance
Housing allowance expenditure will be cut by freezing maximum housing expenditure limits for one year and increasing the impact of income on general housing allowance. The changes will reduce the allowance received by some beneficiaries.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote123 jaa63 ei - HE 88/2015 vpPassed
Deregulating opening hours for shops and salons
Shops, barbershops and hairdressing salons will be entirely free to decide their opening hours. Small entrepreneurs operating in shopping centres will nevertheless be guaranteed the right to keep their business closed one day a week.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen
131 jaa50 ei - HE 76/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing university pharmacy compensation
The state will end the special compensation paid to the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland for the taxes and pharmacy fees paid by their pharmacies. The change will reduce the central government funding received by these universities.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote113 jaa71 ei - HE 70/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing index increases to child benefit
Automatic index increases tracking price rises will be removed from child benefit. At the same time, the deadline for Kela to submit benefit calculations to the ministry will be extended.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
121 jaa64 ei - HE 51/2015 vpPassed
Tightening conditions for job alternation leave
Conditions for qualifying for job alternation leave would be tightened and the maximum duration of leave shortened to six months. In addition, the increased job alternation compensation for those with a long working career would be discontinued.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Hyväksytään / hylätään
114 jaa72 ei - HE 37/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting municipal basic services transfers
The central government transfer rate for municipal basic public services will be increased, and municipalities will be compensated for revenue losses arising from changes to tax bases. At the same time, annual index adjustments to central government transfers will be frozen for the years 2016–2019.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Thomas Blomqvist
119 jaa67 ei - 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.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson
116 jaa54 ei - HE 289/2014 vpPassed with amendments
Approving the Kampala amendments
The proposal would approve the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court made at the Kampala Review Conference in 2010, which concern the crime of aggression and the definition of war crimes, as well as related amendments to the Criminal Code and the Coercive Measures Act.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2015 vpPassed
Tripling overload fees
Fees imposed on overloads in freight transport would be tripled. The amendment would eliminate the financial benefit gained from overloads and prevent wear on the road network.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2015 vpPassed
Postponing Forest Centre business incorporation
The incorporation of the Finnish Forest Centre's business operations will be postponed by one year. The business unit will be separated into a distinct limited liability company only at the end of 2016.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2015 vpPassed
Streamlining out-of-court consumer dispute resolution
Disputes between consumers and businesses can be resolved faster and more smoothly without court proceedings. Matters taken to the Consumer Disputes Board will first be directed to consumer advisory services, and time limits will be set for handling disputes.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2015 vpPassed
Tightening corporate dividend tax exemption
Dividends received by companies will become taxable when the paying company can deduct them in its own taxation in another country. In addition, a provision will be added to the act to prevent the tax exemption of dividends achieved through artificial arrangements.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2015 vpPassed
Introducing a common European patent system
Finland will introduce the European unitary patent and accede to the Unified Patent Court. A single application will allow patent protection to be obtained across multiple EU countries at once, and disputes will be resolved in a common court.
Jussi Halla-aho: No vote recorded16 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote