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Mats LöfströmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 128/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Halving medicine reimbursement savings in 2016
Planned savings in medicine reimbursements for 2016 would be reduced from 50 million euros to 25 million euros. The savings would be divided equally between increases in medicine users' copayments and fees levied on pharmaceutical sector businesses.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded15 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2015 vpPassed
Exempting low-income earners from broadcasting tax
The minimum amount of public broadcasting tax collected will rise from 51 euros to 70 euros. As a result of the change, around 300,000 of the lowest-income Finns will be completely exempt from paying the tax.
Mats Löfström: Yes15 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson
117 jaa55 ei - HE 38/2015 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for higher education
No index increases corresponding to rising costs will be made to central government funding for universities and universities of applied sciences in the years 2016–2019. The government funding received by higher education institutions will thus not increase with rising prices and wages.
Mats Löfström: No15 Dec 2015 · 1 vote108 jaa64 ei - HE 124/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Maintaining the social assistance basic amount
The basic amount of social assistance set in law will be increased so that the benefit does not decrease due to a fall in the national pension index. Recipients' monthly social assistance will remain at the same level as before.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2015 vpPassed
More flexible funding for preparatory education
Municipalities will receive state funding for preparatory education for basic education for immigrant children even when a pupil is not enrolled at the school on the official statistical calculation date in September. The change ensures the conditions for organising instruction for asylum seeker children who arrive in the middle of the school year, for example.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2015 vpPassed
Implementing card payment interchange fee regulation
National supervision and sanctions will be established for the EU caps and rules on card payment interchange fees. The Financial Supervisory Authority will supervise compliance with the rules, and merchants will be provided with an out-of-court dispute resolution mechanism for payment disputes.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 110/2015 vpPassed
Regional public transport authorities
Joint municipal public transport authorities will be established for the Kotka region and Meri-Lappi to be responsible for organising bus transport in their areas. Tasks will be transferred to municipalities and from the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to regional management.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2015 vpPassed
Reforming Church membership registers and administration
Data protection and official responsibilities for the Church's joint membership register will be clarified. At the same time, provisions on ecclesiastical appeals and preparedness for exceptional circumstances will be updated.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2015 vpPassed
Cancelling the expansion of fine conversion
A previously decided legislative amendment to expand the conversion of unpaid fines into imprisonment is repealed before it enters into force. Cases involving repeat fine recipients will therefore not begin to be processed more extensively in the courts for conversion into imprisonment.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 86/2015 vpPassed
Transferring rural and archipelago tasks
Rural and archipelago development tasks will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. At the same time, a new appropriation will be introduced to support regional innovations and experiments.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2015 vpPassed
Aligning spatial data law with EU rules
The act governing public administration spatial data will be clarified to align better with European Union requirements. The amendments harmonise spatial data terminology used by public authorities.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2015 vpPassed
Updating animal disease rules and compensation
State compensation paid for combating animal diseases will be aligned with EU State aid rules, and the powers of authorities to prevent illegal imports will be enhanced. At the same time, requirements concerning the storage of equine semen and cross-border transport of reindeer will be eased.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a register of legal interpreters
An official register of qualified legal interpreters will be established in Finland. The register will help authorities and members of the public find high-quality interpretation assistance for trials and other legal proceedings.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded7 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2015 vpPassed
Phased increase in tobacco duty
Taxation on tobacco products will be increased in four stages in 2016 and 2017. As a result of the increases, retail prices for cigarettes and rolling tobacco will rise gradually.
Mats Löfström: Yes7 Dec 2015 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liitteenä oleva verotaulukko, mietintö / Antero Laukkanen
164 jaa5 ei - HE 44/2015 vpPassed
Freezing index increases to Yle funding
No annual cost-of-living increase will be made to state funding for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2016. The funding received by the company will remain at the same level as the previous year.
Mats Löfström: No4 Dec 2015 · 1 vote102 jaa59 ei - HE 113/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter supervision of international waste shipments
Authorities would be required to draw up risk-based plans for inspecting undertakings and facilities involved in international waste shipments. The reform aims to prevent illegal waste shipments more effectively than before.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2015 vpPassed
Extending health and social services co-operation
The obligation of municipalities to provide health and social services in co-operation areas will be extended until the end of 2018. The amendment will ensure uninterrupted service provision and prevent the dissolution of co-operation areas before the extensive health and social services reform.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2015 vpPassed
Leaving the International Wine Organisation
Finland will withdraw from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine for reasons of economy. The organisation's activities are considered to primarily serve wine-producing countries, so there are no longer grounds for Finnish membership.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2015 vpPassed
Specifying solvency rules for insurance companies
The calculation of capital requirements and transitional periods for insurance companies will be specified to conform to an EU directive. At the same time, specific rules on EU-wide co-insurance will be added to the act.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2015 vpPassed
Updating road transport rules with Russia
The road transport agreement between Finland and Russia is updated regarding goods transport and taxi services. The reform clarifies the maximum weights of vehicles and enables taxi journeys pre-booked from the other country.
Mats Löfström: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote