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Matti Semi

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

  1. HE 68/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing competition oversight and competitive neutrality

    Public bodies will be required to keep separate accounts for their commercial activities on the market in order to safeguard fair competition. At the same time, the powers of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) in inspections and the exchange of information between authorities will be improved.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    17 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 188/2021 vpPassed

    Stricter supervision of corporate transfer pricing

    Rules on the taxation of transactions between group companies are being reformed in line with international OECD guidelines. The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to assess intra-group arrangements on the basis of their actual substance and, in exceptional cases, disregard transactions lacking an economic rationale.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 122/2021 vpPassed

    Faster entry for specialists and startups

    A new long-term D visa will be introduced in Finland for specialists, startup entrepreneurs and their family members. The visa will enable them to travel to Finland and start work immediately after being granted a residence permit, without waiting for the residence permit card to arrive.

    Matti Semi: Yes
    14 Dec 2021 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas 2

    117 jaa
    30 ei
  4. HE 214/2021 vpPassed

    Temporary increase in student income limits

    Students will be able to earn more wage income alongside student financial aid during 2022. The annual income limits for student financial aid will be temporarily increased by 25 per cent.

    Matti Semi: Yes
    13 Dec 2021 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto

    86 jaa
    63 ei
  5. HE 275/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Tax reform for equity savings accounts

    A new equity savings account will be introduced in Finland, within which gains from share trading and dividends are taxed only when funds are withdrawn from the account. At the same time, the tax treatment of endowment insurance and capitalisation agreements will be reformed so that withdrawals are taxed on the proportional share of the yield.

    Matti Semi: No
    9 May 2019 · 15 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 4

    96 jaa
    77 ei
  6. HE 189/2021 vpPassed

    VAT exemption for EU pandemic purchases

    Procurements made by the European Commission and EU agencies to combat the covid-19 pandemic will be exempt from value added tax (VAT). Businesses will be able to sell these goods and services to EU bodies without VAT.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  7. 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.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 89/2021 vpPassed

    Expanding criminal liability for terrorism offences

    Participation in the activities of a terrorist group and incitement to terrorism offences will become more broadly punishable. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to use secret coercive measures and intelligence-gathering methods to prevent and investigate these offences.

    Matti Semi: Yes
    8 Dec 2021 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3 , mietintö / Jani Mäkelä

    84 jaa
    61 ei
  9. HE 149/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Cutting national pension index-linked benefits

    National pensions and several other social benefits will be reduced from the beginning of 2017. Social assistance will not be cut, however, as its level will be safeguarded through a separate increase.

    Matti Semi: No
    29 Nov 2016 · 1 vote
    98 jaa
    60 ei
  10. HE 151/2016 vpPassed

    Small reduction in child benefit

    Monthly child benefit amounts will be slightly reduced from the beginning of 2017. However, the amount of the single-parent supplement will remain unchanged.

    Matti Semi: No
    25 Nov 2016 · 2 votes
    100 jaa
    61 ei
  11. HE 201/2021 vpPassed

    Increasing unemployment insurance contributions for 2022

    Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will increase slightly from the start of 2022. The increase will secure the financing of unemployment benefits.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    1 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 315/2018 vpLapsed

    Reforming criteria for athlete pensions

    Income limits for supplementary athlete pensions can be derogated from in the case of exceptionally successful Olympic and Paralympic winners. In addition, a previously granted partial pension can be increased to a full pension if an athlete's livelihood permanently deteriorates.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  13. HE 312/2018 vpLapsed

    Permitting surgery without round-the-clock emergency services

    Hospital districts will be able to organise and purchase elective surgery also in units that do not have round-the-clock joint emergency services. Strict quality requirements related to patient safety and emergency preparedness will nevertheless be set for these operations.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  14. HE 300/2018 vpLapsed

    Reforming electronic client data processing

    The processing of client data in health and social services will be reformed, and Kanta services will be expanded to cover social services as well. In healthcare, broad patient consent will be abandoned, and citizens will be given the opportunity to save their own wellbeing data in the national system.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  15. HE 289/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring transport duties to regions

    The transport duties and staff of the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be divided between the regions to be established, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the traffic control company. Regions will become responsible for regional road maintenance and public transport, but ownership of the highway network will remain with the state.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  16. HE 240/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring rescue services to regions

    Responsibility for organising rescue services will transfer from municipalities to regions from the beginning of 2021. At the same time, vocational qualification training in the rescue sector and the organisation of regional national defence courses will be centralised nationally at the Emergency Services Academy Finland.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  17. HE 93/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring employment and business services to regions

    Public employment and business services as well as business subsidies will be transferred from the central government to the regions to be established and restructured into growth services. At the same time, private service providers will be enabled to play a broader role in organising jobseekers' service processes.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  18. HE 35/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring employment and business services to regions

    Employment and economic development services and regional development tasks will be transferred from central government and regional councils to the new regions from the beginning of 2020. The services will transition to a multi-provider model where jobseekers and businesses can also choose services from private providers.

    Matti Semi: No
    18 Apr 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvosto / Mäkisalo-Ropponen

    104 jaa
    55 ei
  19. HE 230/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening price regulation of consumer credit

    Strict caps will be set on the interest rates and additional costs of consumer credit to curb debt problems. Under the reform, the interest rate on consumer credit may not exceed 30 per cent and other costs may not exceed 150 euros per year.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    11 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 200/2016 vpPassed

    Accession to the Paris Agreement

    Finland commits to the international Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to well below two degrees. The agreement obliges the parties to set and tighten their emission reduction targets every five years.

    Matti Semi: No vote recorded
    26 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote