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2612 bills

Leena Meri

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

  1. 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.

    Leena Meri: No
    18 Dec 2019 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Ville Vähämäki

    96 jaa
    64 ei
  2. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    18 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  3. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    18 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  4. 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.

    Leena Meri: No
    18 Dec 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 9 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallin

    126 jaa
    33 ei
  5. HE 95/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Fees for health and social data

    The Social and Health Data Permit Authority will be able to charge a fee for the extraction and processing of datasets related to data requests. At the same time, controllers providing data will receive compensation for their delivery costs.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 91/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying transport laws and agency responsibilities

    Public notices and plans for transport infrastructure projects will move to authorities' websites, and the obligation of direct notification will apply to property owners directly affected by a project. At the same time, central government administration of private roads will be clarified and provisions on appeals in the transport sector will be brought up to date.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  7. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 77/2019 vpPassed

    Updating statistics and business register data

    The Statistics Act will be brought into line with current data protection legislation. At the same time, new public data on businesses will be added to Statistics Finland's register of enterprises and establishments.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  9. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  10. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 24/2019 vpPassed

    Changes to income taxation for 2020

    Taxation of earned income will be eased for 2020 through index adjustments and by raising the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. At the same time, the household expenses tax credit will be reduced and the mortgage interest tax deduction will begin to be phased out.

    Leena Meri: No
    17 Dec 2019 · 9 votes
    126 jaa
    34 ei
  12. HE 83/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising the age limit for extended unemployment benefits

    The minimum age limit for additional days of unemployment security for persons born in 1961 and later will rise from 61 to 62 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for unemployment benefits and insurance contributions will be linked to the retirement age.

    Leena Meri: Absent
    16 Dec 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    131 jaa
    26 ei
  13. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  14. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  15. 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.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 36/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming and streamlining food control

    The rules on food control will be reformed and authorities' supervisory powers increased, including with regard to online sales. At the same time, red tape related to food business operators' in-house control will be reduced.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 34/2019 vpPassed

    Restoring full-time early childhood education

    All children will again be entitled to full-time early childhood education and care regardless of their parents' labour market status or family leave. At the same time, private child care allowance will be paid in full without means testing.

    Leena Meri: No
    16 Dec 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso

    128 jaa
    33 ei
  18. HE 32/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding electronic identification and authorisation

    A new electronic identification means will be created for foreign citizens to interact with public authorities, and the use of European identification means in Finnish services will be expanded. In addition, electronic mandates can also be registered at public authority service points without having personal online banking credentials.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 31/2019 vpPassed

    Adjusting municipal central government transfers

    Central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services will be increased and the criteria for determining them will be adjusted for 2020. At the same time, compensation for tax revenue losses resulting from changes in tax legislation will be transferred to a separate budget item.

    Leena Meri: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 80/2019 vpPassed

    Repealing the unemployment security activation model

    The unemployment security activation model will be dismantled completely. Unemployed people will no longer need to work a minimum amount or participate in employment services to keep their unemployment benefits at the full rate.

    Leena Meri: Yes
    13 Dec 2019 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    98 jaa
    62 ei