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Touko AaltoEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 119/2022 vpPassed
Flexible export credits and risk management
Finnvera and Finnish Export Credit will receive more flexible means to manage the interest rate and credit risks of export and ship credits. The amendment will streamline the granting of public export financing, particularly when commercial banks do not offer financing.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2017 vpPassed
Facilitating apprenticeship contracts
Employers will be able to take on an apprenticeship student without the obligation to first offer additional hours to the workplace's existing part-time employees or dismissed employees. The aim of the amendment is to improve the opportunities of vocational students to secure an apprenticeship placement.
Touko Aalto: No13 Apr 2018 · 12 votes101 jaa55 ei - HE 145/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Consolidating transport regulation and registers
Market regulation and registers across all modes of transport are consolidated into a single act. The reform will make it easier to develop and use digital travel chains combining different transport modes.
Touko Aalto: No10 Apr 2018 · 1 vote99 jaa65 ei - HE 139/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing conscription exemption for Jehovah's Witnesses
The separate right of Jehovah's Witnesses to be exempt from military and non-military service will be abolished. Like people of other convictions, they will have to complete military service or non-military service.
Touko Aalto: No4 Mar 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Silvia Modig
153 jaa27 ei - HE 7/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Additional fuel tax refund for agriculture
An additional tax refund will be paid to agricultural operators for light fuel oil used during 2017. The one-off support compensates for increased drying and machinery costs caused by poor weather conditions in autumn 2017.
Touko Aalto: No6 Apr 2018 · 3 votes159 jaa20 ei - HE 178/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Converting repeated fines into imprisonment
Unpaid fines of persons repeatedly committing fine-level offences, such as shoplifting, can in future be converted into imprisonment. If a person has received at least six fines in the preceding year, new offences will be dealt with directly in court instead of through the summary police penal order procedure.
Touko Aalto: No18 Feb 2019 · 2 votes154 jaa22 ei - HE 199/2018 vpPassed
Tightening biofuel distribution obligations
More biofuels will be blended into transport fuels and light fuel oil. The aim is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport, machinery and heating.
Touko Aalto: Yes14 Feb 2019 · 4 votes156 jaa12 ei - HE 188/2016 vpPassed
Reforming joint public service points
Joint customer service points in public administration will be reformed to better provide guidance and support for digital transactions. Customer services can be provided via remote connections or home visits, for example, alongside traditional in-person visits.
Touko Aalto: No21 Apr 2017 · 1 vote96 jaa58 ei - HE 193/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming organic production rules and supervision
Finland's organic production legislation will be reformed to comply with the European Union's new organic regulation. Authorities will receive new means to tackle non-compliance and misleading marketing.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2022 budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2022 central government budget (HE 146/2021 vp), comprising adjustments made subsequently by the Government to the budget proposal. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Energy tax cuts and biogas excise duty
Electricity tax on heat pumps, electric boilers, the recycling industry and energy-efficient data centres will be reduced to a lower tax category. At the same time, an excise duty will be introduced on biogas used in transport, but its use for heating and small-scale production will remain tax-free.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded17 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2020 vpPassed
Taxing foreign companies managed from Finland
Foreign companies managed from Finland will be taxed in Finland on their worldwide income in the same way as domestic companies. The reform prevents tax avoidance in situations where a company is registered abroad even though its management operates in Finland.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Mietintö / Markku Eestilän lausumaehdotus
33 jaa22 ei - HE 107/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Medicine price competition and pharmacy expansion
The establishment of new pharmacies will be made easier, particularly in connection with health and social services units and in busy commercial areas. At the same time, fixed pricing for non-prescription medicines will be abolished, allowing pharmacies to compete on price within the limits of their sales margin.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fuel stockpiling obligations
Rules on the compulsory stockpiling of natural gas and other imported fuels will be updated. The obligation to stockpile natural gas will apply to gas users and sellers instead of importers, including smaller operators.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded10 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 316/2022 vpPassed
Transfer of research ethics committees
Legislation on medical research will be updated to align with the health and social services reform, transferring the duties of hospital districts to wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. At the same time, the fees charged for statements by regional research ethics committees will be clarified.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 258/2022 vpPassed
Promoting recognition of higher education qualifications
Finland will accede to the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. The convention facilitates the international mobility of students and higher education graduates.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2022 vpPassed
Working holiday scheme with Japan
Finland and Japan will introduce a reciprocal working holiday scheme for young people. Under the scheme, young people from both countries will be able to stay in the other country for up to a year and fund their holiday by working temporarily.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2022 vpPassed with amendments
A new forestry support scheme
State subsidies for private forest owners would be reformed under a new seven-year incentive scheme. Support for seedling stand management could be applied for after the work is completed, and instead of ditching peatland forests, support would be provided for water protection and comprehensive planning.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2022 vpRejected
Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share
Municipalities' share of corporate tax revenue will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The change will compensate municipalities for revenue losses arising from reductions in early childhood education and care fees and depreciation rights in business taxation.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded20 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote - HE 172/2022 vpPassed
Lowering merger control notification thresholds
More corporate acquisitions than before would have to be notified to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) for review prior to their completion. The reform would prevent excessive market concentration and protect consumers from rising prices.
Touko Aalto: No vote recorded20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote