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Kari KulmalaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded8 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 §, mietintö / Sanna Antikainen
44 jaa11 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded7 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Timo Heinonen
31 jaa28 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded27 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded27 Nov 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · 149 a §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
32 jaa17 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded25 Nov 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 3 §, mietintö / Sheikki Laakso
31 jaa24 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded25 Nov 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
33 jaa25 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: Absent27 Jun 2018 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jari Myllykoski 1
144 jaa31 ei - 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).
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded21 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded3 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded30 May 2018 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded21 May 2018 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded9 May 2018 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded7 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - 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.
Kari Kulmala: Absent26 Apr 2018 · 6 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Ronkainen
87 jaa78 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: Absent21 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Pöydällepanon ajankohta, Timo Heinonen / Susanna Huovinen
9 jaa14 ei - 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.
Kari Kulmala: Yes21 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Puoluelaki, 9 §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
130 jaa50 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.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2018 vpPassed
Reforming Tana fishing permits and fees
Tourist fishing permits for the Tana river can be granted free of charge or at very low cost to persons under 18 years of age. At the same time, minimum fees will be laid down for permit sellers, and they will be obliged to report buyers' details to the catch register.
Kari Kulmala: No vote recorded5 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote