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Veera RuohoEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 156/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying minimum tax rules for shipping
A technical correction would be made to the shipping rules on the minimum taxation of large groups. The tax treatment of rental income from vessels would be aligned with the EU directive in situations where a vessel is chartered within the same group.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded5 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2024 vpPassed
Transitional rules for environmental damage compensation
The old Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and mandatory environmental damage insurance will be replaced by a new Environmental Damage Fund at the beginning of 2025. The transitional rules concerning the winding down of the old systems will be clarified so that the final financial statements and compensation cases can be processed smoothly.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded3 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 186/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering broadcasting tax and raising VAT
The public broadcasting tax paid by individuals would be reduced by raising the lower limit of taxable income and lowering the maximum amount of the tax. At the same time, the VAT rate on public broadcasting would rise from 10 per cent to 14 per cent.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded29 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 150/2024 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will decrease at the beginning of 2025. The change will reduce deductions made from employees' pay and lower employers' labour costs.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded29 Nov 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotuksen johtolause, mietintö / Ville Merinen
111 jaa54 ei - HE 118/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Winding up Työkanava Oy
Työkanava Oy, a state-owned company established to employ people with partial work capacity, will be abolished. The special legislation concerning the company will be repealed as part of central government savings measures.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded29 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Lyly 2
89 jaa67 ei - HE 116/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising fairway dues on merchant vessels
Fairway dues on merchant vessels operating in Finnish waters will be increased by 75.2 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The halving of fairway dues in force since 2015 will end in order to balance central government finances.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded29 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jouni Ovaska
130 jaa26 ei - HE 5/2023 vpPassed
Expanding access to communicable disease registers
Healthcare personnel involved in the prevention and control of communicable diseases would be granted the right to access the communicable disease registers of THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) directly via remote access. The amendment will speed up contact tracing and streamline epidemic control work.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2024 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for Yle
No annual index increases will be made to the state funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2025–2027. The company's funding will remain at the 2024 level during this period.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 181/2024 vpPassed
State inheritance decisions to the State Treasury
The State Treasury will in future make all decisions on transferring an inheritance that has passed to the state to a person close to the deceased or to a municipality. Previously, decisions on large inheritances worth over 750,000 euros were made by the Government.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Ending subsidies for new forest roads
The state will end support granted for the construction of new forest roads, but the basic improvement of existing roads will continue to be supported. In addition, an application for forestry support may be deferred to the following year or rejected if appropriations run out.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2024 vpPassed
Reforming general staff officer training
The separate postgraduate degree of general staff officer will be abolished and replaced with a continuing education course at the National Defence University. The reform will shorten officers' study time and improve the compatibility of the education system with NATO countries.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2024 vpPassed
Enhancing food market supervision and transparency
The rights of the Food Market Ombudsman to obtain information from grocery trade operators and public contracting entities will be expanded to monitor market functioning. At the same time, prohibitions on cancelling food orders and on unjustified payments will be clarified to improve the position of primary producers.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2024 vpPassed
Criminalising female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation and its preparation will be made specific punishable offences in the Criminal Code, and taking a person abroad to be subjected to mutilation will also be criminalised. At the same time, the right to bring charges for completed manslaughter will no longer be subject to a statute of limitations, and the specific provision on infanticide will be repealed.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding remote connections in court proceedings
Courts will be able to hold hearings entirely via remote connections, and judges will also be able to participate in hearings remotely. In addition, hearing parties, witnesses and experts via remote connection will be made easier and more flexible.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2021 vpPassed
Extending accounting obligations to foreign companies
Foreign companies operating in Finland or managed from Finland will be required to keep accounting records. The change aims to facilitate the fight against the shadow economy and improve authorities' access to information.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 154/2024 vpPassed
Introducing consolidated central government accounts
Consolidated financial statements bringing together the state budget, off-budget funds and unincorporated state enterprises will begin to be prepared alongside the final central government accounts. This will provide a more comprehensive and clearer overall picture of the income, expenditure and assets of central government as a whole.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2024 vpPassed
Easing labour taxation and cutting deductions
Income taxation for 2025 will be amended by easing the taxation of labour and cutting several deductions. Taxation for low-income wage earners and families with children will ease, whereas taxation for pensioners with middle-tier incomes will tighten and the amount of the household expenses tax credit will decrease.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded22 Nov 2024 · 9 votesClosest vote · Valiokunnan ehdotus / Krista Mikkonen
96 jaa68 ei - HE 99/2024 vpPassed
Implementing the EU carbon border mechanism
Provisions required by the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism on the sale of emission certificates, guarantees and supervision will be introduced in Finland. Finnish Customs will begin granting the necessary authorisations to importers and supervise compliance with obligations.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 74/2024 vpPassed
Extending US defence research agreement
Finland and the United States will extend the validity of their agreement on the exchange of defence research and development information until 2040. At the same time, technical and administrative updates will be made to the agreement.
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded22 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 148/2024 vpPassed
Transferring Eures duties to KEHA
The admission of private operators to the European Eures employment services network will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the KEHA Centre. The change is linked to the wider reform of the public employment services (TE services).
Veera Ruoho: No vote recorded20 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote