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Riikka PurraEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 238/2018 vpPassed
Abolishing the minimum capital requirement
Private limited liability companies could be established without minimum capital. The capital requirement for housing companies and the obligation for co-operatives to accumulate a reserve fund would also be abolished.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded24 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 247/2016 vpPassed
Freezing index increases in church funding
Price-level adjustments to state funding for the churches will be frozen for 2017–2019 as part of central government spending cuts. The amount of funding will be kept at the 2016 level for three years.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded14 Dec 2016 · 1 vote96 jaa63 ei - HE 29/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Raising and extending court fees
Court fees will increase, and several legal matters that were previously free of charge will become subject to a fee. The reform aims to better cover the costs of court proceedings and reduce unfounded appeals.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded3 Dec 2015 · 5 votes110 jaa59 ei - HE 3/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming food control and regulation
Finland will introduce a new Food Act to streamline and clarify regulation and official control in the food sector. The focus of control will shift from premises to activities, and sector rules will be updated to comply with EU requirements.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 114/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Optional second national language experiment
A fixed-term experiment will be organised in comprehensive schools, allowing pupils to study a foreign language instead of the second national language. Participation in the experiment will be voluntary for both education providers and pupils.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded20 Dec 2017 · 4 votes113 jaa68 ei - HE 161/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Capping maximum housing allowance expenses
A separate ceiling will be introduced under the general housing allowance for housing costs in small dwellings and shared housing. In addition, the maximum housing costs covered by housing allowance will be linked to the cost-of-living index instead of the rent index, and index increases will be frozen for 2018.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded14 Dec 2017 · 1 vote96 jaa86 ei - HE 34/2022 vpPassed
Breathalyser tests on ships and ferries
People working on ships and cable ferries can be required to take a breathalyser test during working hours to determine alcohol consumption. The reform will improve vessel, passenger and occupational safety in waterborne traffic.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 123/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Freezing 2018 social benefit index increases
Social benefits linked to the national pension index will not be increased in 2018, but will remain at their 2017 level. However, a separate increase matching price increases will be made to the basic amount of social assistance, and the level of veterans' benefits will be maintained.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded13 Dec 2017 · 4 votes106 jaa77 ei - HE 99/2017 vpPassed
Freezing indexation in education and culture
Index adjustments to central government transfers for educational and cultural provision and liberal adult education will be frozen for 2018 as part of central government spending cuts. The savings will be made permanent, and no adjustments corresponding to increases in cost levels will be made to funding.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded12 Dec 2017 · 1 vote99 jaa84 ei - HE 152/2016 vpPassed
Freezing pensioner housing allowance limits
The housing cost limits for the pensioner housing allowance will not be increased in 2017. The euro amounts from 2015 will continue to apply to the allowance.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded25 Nov 2016 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 113/2016 vpPassed
Shortening the duration of unemployment allowance
The maximum duration of unemployment allowance would be shortened and the waiting period extended from five to seven days. In addition, increased components of unemployment security would be reduced or abolished.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded21 Nov 2016 · 3 votes100 jaa47 ei - HE 38/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending restaurant closures by three weeks
Customer premises of restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses will be kept closed for a further three weeks in areas where the coronavirus epidemic is at its worst. Takeaway sales and food pickup will, however, remain permitted.
Riikka Purra: No28 Mar 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Pia Kauma, lausumaehdotus 1
32 jaa24 ei - HE 136/2017 vpPassed
Setting 2018 unemployment insurance contributions
The employee unemployment insurance contribution will rise and the employer contribution will fall at the beginning of 2018. The change implements the shift in payment liability in accordance with the Competitiveness Pact.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded4 Dec 2017 · 2 votes166 jaa12 ei - HE 56/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary ban on Teno salmon fishing
All salmon fishing and the use of salmon fishing gear will be banned in the Teno river system for the remainder of 2022. The ban aims to halt the decline of salmon stocks and secure their recovery.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded2 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2018 budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2018 central government budget (HE 106/2017 vp), comprising adjustments made subsequently by the Government to the budget proposal. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded24 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming seasonal worker and specialist permits
Separate acts will govern the permits and rights of seasonal workers from outside the EU and workers transferred within multinational companies. Workers will be guaranteed equal treatment in terms of employment conditions and access to public healthcare during their stay in Finland.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote161 jaa16 ei - HE 227/2018 vpPassed
Easing dismissal criteria and waiting periods
When assessing grounds for dismissing an employee, the number of employees of the employer will be taken into account, facilitating dismissals particularly in small businesses. At the same time, the unemployment benefit waiting period following the termination of an employment relationship for reasons attributable to the employee will be shortened from 90 days to 60 days.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded20 Dec 2018 · 3 votes102 jaa72 ei - HE 234/2018 vpPassed
Improving student financial aid for minors
Students under 18 years of age living independently will receive the basic amount of the study grant without taking parental income into account. In addition, grants and scholarships will no longer be counted as income in student financial aid.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 52/2022 vpPassed
Additional energy tax refund for agriculture
A one-off additional refund will be paid to agricultural operators and greenhouse growers for fuel oils used in 2021. The aid will be paid automatically without a separate application to those who have applied for the standard energy tax refund.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded25 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 170/2018 vpPassed
Lowering the basic vehicle tax
The basic vehicle tax on passenger cars and vans will be reduced, with the reduction weighted towards low-emission vehicles. The tax on cars emitting more than 200 grams per kilometre and cars taxed on the basis of weight will remain unchanged.
Riikka Purra: No vote recorded28 Nov 2018 · 2 votes137 jaa20 ei