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Peter Östman

Each row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.

  1. HE 231/2020 vpPassed

    Extending temporary exceptions to unemployment security

    The validity of temporary rules and flexibilities introduced in unemployment security due to the coronavirus pandemic will be extended until the end of March 2021. Unemployed persons can continue to earn more than before without additional income cutting their unemployment benefit, and benefit payments will be streamlined.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 132/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming performing arts funding

    The central government transfer system for the performing arts will be reformed and expanded to cover all forms of live performing arts in addition to theatres and orchestras. Operators will be able to qualify for funding either indefinitely or for a fixed term of three years.

    Peter Östman: Yes
    8 Dec 2020 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 §, mietintö / Sanna Antikainen

    44 jaa
    11 ei
  3. HE 17/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying road traffic and vehicle rules

    The new Road Traffic Act and related acts are corrected and supplemented before their entry into force in June 2020. Provisions on, among other things, long vehicle combinations, heavy snowmobiles and special transports are added to the act.

    Peter Östman: Absent
    7 Dec 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Timo Heinonen

    31 jaa
    28 ei
  4. HE 172/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Penalties for illicit movement of cultural goods

    Finnish Customs will be granted the right to impose a penalty fee for bringing or moving cultural goods into the customs territory of the EU if the goods were exported unlawfully from their country of origin. The fee may also be imposed in situations where the goods are merely transported through Finland or held in a customs warehouse.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 170/2020 vpPassed

    Temporarily reducing the lottery tax

    The lottery tax paid by gambling operators will be temporarily reduced for 2021. The change safeguards grants distributed from Veikkaus proceeds to organisations and other beneficiaries.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    27 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 143/2020 vpPassed

    Raising the VAT liability threshold

    The threshold for small businesses' value added tax (VAT) liability will rise from 10,000 euros to 15,000 euros. More small operators than before will not need to register for VAT or pay VAT.

    Peter Östman: Absent
    27 Nov 2020 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · 149 a §, mietintö / Sari Essayah

    32 jaa
    17 ei
  7. HE 201/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Temporary car scrapping scheme

    Scrapping an old car allows individuals to receive a premium of 1,000 to 2,000 euros from the state towards purchasing a new low-emission vehicle or a public transport ticket. The measure will stimulate the car trade slowed down by the coronavirus pandemic and accelerate transport emission reductions.

    Peter Östman: No
    25 Nov 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 3 §, mietintö / Sheikki Laakso

    31 jaa
    24 ei
  8. HE 153/2020 vpPassed

    Extending the halving of fairway dues

    Maritime fairway dues will be collected at half rate also throughout 2021. The measure supports maritime transport and foreign trade amid the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

    Peter Östman: No
    25 Nov 2020 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto

    33 jaa
    25 ei
  9. HE 32/2018 vpPassed

    Finnish Immigration Service security checks

    People arriving at premises of the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) may undergo security checks. The reform will protect the agency's staff and improve security at its premises.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 147/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming private road administration and maintenance

    The new Private Roads Act will replace regulations that are over 50 years old and make the operation of road cooperatives more flexible. Municipal road boards will be abolished, and state subsidies as well as the handling of disputes and surveys will be transferred to other authorities.

    Peter Östman: Yes
    27 Jun 2018 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jari Myllykoski 1

    144 jaa
    31 ei
  11. HE 11/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Bringing forward the Private Roads Act

    The new Private Roads Act will enter into force at the start of 2019, a year earlier than planned. The abolished duties of municipal road boards and the distribution of state subsidies will be transferred to the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    21 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 121/2020 vpPassed

    Clarifying product safety regulation for aerosols

    Regulation on the safety and surveillance of aerosol products, such as various spray cans, will be consolidated into a separate act. The technical safety requirements for the products will remain unchanged.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    3 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 46/2018 vpPassed

    More flexible rural broadband subsidies

    The statutory fixed disbursement schedule for broadband construction aid in sparsely populated areas will be removed from the act. The amendment gives projects additional time to construct networks and draw down subsidies.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    30 May 2018 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 50/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming gas appliance safety regulation

    A new Gas Appliances Act will be enacted in Finland to supplement the EU Gas Appliances Regulation. The act clarifies market surveillance of gas appliances, language requirements, and sanctions imposed for breaches of the rules.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    21 May 2018 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 8/2018 vpPassed

    Establishing the Finnish Food Authority

    The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and the Agency for Rural Affairs (Mavi) will be merged into a new Finnish Food Authority at the beginning of 2019. At the same time, sectoral information management tasks from the National Land Survey of Finland and the supervision of the use of plant protection products from Tukes will be brought together into the new authority.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    9 May 2018 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 55/2020 vpPassed

    Clarifying bank and payment account data

    The rules on the bank and payment account control system are clarified before the systems are introduced. The data to be disclosed by financial institutions and virtual currency providers to the authorities will be defined more precisely than before.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    7 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 178/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Removing the taxi car tax reduction

    The car tax reduction for standard taxis will be phased out over four years. Large accessible minivans and school transport taxis will instead be made fully exempt from car tax.

    Peter Östman: Absent
    26 Apr 2018 · 6 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Ronkainen

    87 jaa
    78 ei
  18. HE 118/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Supplementing the 2016 budget proposal

    A supplement to the government proposal for the state budget for 2016. The only vote concerned the timing of tabling the matter.

    Peter Östman: Absent
    21 Dec 2015 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Pöydällepanon ajankohta, Timo Heinonen / Susanna Huovinen

    9 jaa
    14 ei
  19. HE 73/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming party subsidies and election funding oversight

    Party subsidies may also be granted to small parties that receive at least 2 per cent of the vote, and oversight of the subsidies will be transferred to the National Audit Office of Finland. At the same time, transparency in election funding will be increased in presidential and European Parliament elections.

    Peter Östman: No
    21 Dec 2015 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Puoluelaki, 9 §, mietintö / Sari Essayah

    130 jaa
    50 ei
  20. 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.

    Peter Östman: No vote recorded
    18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote