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Kari KulmalaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 9/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Revising water management and data collection
Deadlines for achieving the environmental objectives of river basin management plans could be extended beyond 2027 if improvements in the status of waters are delayed due to natural conditions. In addition, the act will lay down clear rules on the right of authorities and private operators to collect environmental data on land and water areas.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded27 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Hansel's duties and procurement systems
The duties of the central government procurement company, Hansel Oy, will be expanded to the maintenance of the electronic procurement system and the processing of procurement data. The change will improve the transparency of public procurement and make submitting notices smoother.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 99/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding access to education evaluation data
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre will obtain the right to receive confidential information needed for its evaluations free of charge. This will enable reliable evaluation of, for example, learning outcomes and equality among pupils receiving special support.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2019 vpPassed
Terminating obsolete savings income agreements
Finland will terminate obsolete agreements on the taxation of savings income concluded with eight British territories. The exchange of information will continue under more modern international standards.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2019 vpPassed
Extending EU–US air transport agreement
Iceland and Norway will be incorporated into the comprehensive air transport agreement between the European Union and the United States. The arrangement will harmonise transatlantic air traffic and open up new route opportunities for airlines.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded26 Feb 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 101/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Postponement of electronic firearms services
The introduction of the police's electronic services for firearms is postponed due to delays in the information system. For the time being, notifications concerning firearms and firearm permit matters will mainly be handled by visiting a police station in person.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded21 Feb 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2019 vpPassed
Closer customs cooperation with Iran
Finland and Iran agree on inter-agency cooperation to combat and investigate customs offences. The countries will be able to provide each other with mutual assistance and exchange information when investigating customs offences.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded21 Feb 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting obligations for cross-border tax arrangements
Tax experts and businesses will be required to report cross-border arrangements that may involve tax evasion or tax avoidance to the Finnish Tax Administration. The Finnish Tax Administration will exchange the information automatically with tax authorities in other EU countries.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2019 vpPassed
Preventing tax avoidance by multinational companies
The opportunities for multinational companies to avoid taxes by exploiting differences between national tax systems will be restricted. Companies will no longer be able to use artificial arrangements to deduct the same expenses in multiple countries or leave income entirely untaxed.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 61/2019 vpPassed
Leave to appeal in municipal appeals
Decisions on municipal appeals issued by an administrative court may only be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court with leave to appeal. The reform will speed up the process of municipal decisions becoming final and clarify appeal practices.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2019 vpPassed
Doubling depreciation on machinery and equipment
Businesses and agricultural operators will be able to claim double tax depreciation on investments in new machinery and equipment in the tax years 2020–2023. This will accelerate the deduction of acquisition costs for tax purposes and encourage new investments.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Ville Vähämäki
96 jaa64 ei - HE 76/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing corporate exit taxation
A tax will be introduced for companies in situations where they transfer their assets or business outside Finland's taxing rights. Under certain conditions, the tax imposed on unrealised capital gains accrued on the assets may be paid in instalments over five years.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying earnings-related pension determination and administration
The accrual of earnings-related pension during periods of sickness and parental allowance will be aligned with the new annual earnings system. At the same time, the processing of pension matters will be streamlined and pension accrual from undeclared work will be restricted.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Sitra's governance structure
A dedicated supervisory board, separate from the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, will be established for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. At the same time, the composition of Sitra's board of directors and the position of the president will be reformed.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 9 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallin
126 jaa33 ei - HE 79/2019 vpPassed
Substantially increasing export financing authorisations
The maximum authorisations for Finnish export guarantees, export credits and interest equalisation will be raised substantially. The change will safeguard the financing opportunities and competitiveness of Finnish export companies on international markets.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and export duties
Feed legislation will be brought into line with the European Union's Official Controls Regulation and national agency reforms. An official duty to support feed exports will be laid down in law for the Finnish Food Authority, and the protection of persons reporting infringements of regulations will be strengthened.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2019 vpPassed
Postponing the Incomes Register benefit phase
The expansion of the Incomes Register to pension and benefit data will be postponed from 2020 to 2021. At the same time, procedural clarifications related to the implementation of the Incomes Register will be made to tax legislation.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring health technology supervision to Fimea
Supervision and licensing duties for medical devices, biobanks, tissue establishments, and gene technology will be transferred from Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) to Fimea (the Finnish Medicines Agency). The reform will bring the sector's product and safety supervision together into a single agency.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2019 vpPassed
Automating municipal financial reporting
Financial data from municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be submitted automatically directly from financial management systems to a shared data repository maintained by the State Treasury. The reform replaces previous form-based data collection and improves the timeliness and comparability of municipal finance data.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Technical update of appeal provisions
References to the old Administrative Judicial Procedure Act in acts within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Finance will be replaced with references to the new Act on Judicial Proceedings in Administrative Matters. At the same time, provisions that will be laid down directly in the new general act will be removed from the acts.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote