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Tiina EloEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 115/2021 vpPassed
Reforming road toll data exchange
Legislation on electronic road toll systems will be brought up to date in line with EU regulation. Road tolls will not be introduced in Finland, but authorities will be able to exchange information with other EU countries to collect unpaid road fees.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded15 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting electricity tax, raising heating taxes
The electricity tax on industry and data centres will be lowered significantly, while taxes on heating fuels will be increased. At the same time, the energy tax refund scheme for energy-intensive industry will be phased out.
Tiina Elo: Yes14 Dec 2020 · 8 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 8 a §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
32 jaa23 ei - HE 96/2017 vpPassed
Higher property tax on wind farms
Wind farms will generally be brought under the higher power plant tax by calculating their capacity threshold on the basis of a shared grid connection. The change will increase tax revenue for wind power municipalities and raise costs for energy companies.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded27 Oct 2017 · 1 vote151 jaa8 ei - HE 217/2020 vpPassed
Extending tax exemption for coronavirus supplies
The exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods used to combat, test for and treat coronavirus will be extended by six months. The tax relief applies both to domestic sales and to acquisitions from other EU countries.
Tiina Elo: Yes10 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, 1 momentti kohta 1, mietintö / Elina Lepomäki
39 jaa14 ei - HE 145/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding FSHS to UAS students
Students at universities of applied sciences will be covered by the same student healthcare as university students. Kela will organise healthcare for higher education students and the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) will provide the services across the country.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded3 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2020 vpPassed
Extending sustainability criteria for biomass fuels
The act lays down new sustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass fuels, such as wood fuels and biogas. The amendment will ensure that bioenergy used in energy production is produced sustainably and that its emission reductions are adequate.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded7 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 310/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming health and social services fees
The legislation on client fees for health and social services will be comprehensively reformed and brought to the statutory level. Healthcare services for minors will become free of charge, the fee cap will be expanded, and the fee criteria for housing services will be harmonised.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 1/2016 vpLapsed
Increasing day, fixed and corporate fines
The amounts of day fines, summary penal fees and corporate fines imposed for offences and traffic violations will be increased significantly. The increases aim to generate tens of millions of euros in additional annual revenue for the state.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - HE 206/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Deregulating education and student welfare
Administrative obligations and planning requirements for schools and educational institutions will be eased to save costs for municipalities. Principals in upper secondary education will, among other things, be able to decide on temporary student expulsions, and qualification requirements for school social workers will be relaxed.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 2 votes106 jaa56 ei - HE 147/2016 vpPassed
Emissions trading compensation for industry
Electricity-intensive industry could receive state support for higher electricity costs driven up by emissions trading. The aim of the aid is to maintain industrial competitiveness and prevent production from relocating outside the EU.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded20 Dec 2016 · 4 votes130 jaa29 ei - HE 212/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter penalties for child sexual offences
More severe prison sentences could be imposed for aggravated sexual offences against children. Aggravated child rape would be added to the Criminal Code as a new offence.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 179/2016 vpPassed
Cutting insurance aid for commercial fishing
Fishing gear on fishing vessels over 12 metres will be excluded from state insurance aid, and support for coastal fishing will be reduced. The changes will generate central government savings and bring provisions in line with EU state aid rules.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · 1 vote100 jaa63 ei - HE 218/2016 vpPassed
Easing staffing obligations in elderly care
Municipal obligations regarding the expertise required in services for older persons will be eased, and the separate designated responsible worker in elderly care will be abolished. Older persons will be assigned a designated worker under the Social Welfare Act.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded13 Dec 2016 · 1 vote97 jaa64 ei - HE 268/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising environmental and water procedures
Applications for environmental and water permits and related notifications with authorities will become primarily electronic. Physical notice boards of municipalities and authorities will be phased out, and public notices and decisions will be published online.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded3 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2016 vpPassed
Medicine reimbursement cuts and price competition
Savings of 134 million euros will be targeted at medicine reimbursements by increasing price competition between medicines and reducing medicine wastage. At the same time, the reimbursement rate for diabetes medicines other than insulin will be reduced, and the quantity of expensive medicines reimbursed at one time will be decreased.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · 2 votes144 jaa29 ei - HE 309/2018 vpPassed
Stricter fishing penalties and Lapland permits
A person who unlawfully catches endangered fish will have to compensate the conservation value of the fish to the state. At the same time, residents of Enontekiö, Inari and Utsjoki will obtain the right to a seasonal permit for state-owned salmon and trout waters in their home municipality.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded21 Mar 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Hanna Halmeenpää 1
141 jaa30 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.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded21 Nov 2016 · 3 votes100 jaa47 ei - HE 253/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State intervention in security-threatening property transactions
The state will gain the means to monitor and, if necessary, block real estate transactions that could endanger Finland's national security. Buyers from outside the EU and the EEA will be required to obtain a permit to buy real estate in Finland.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2016 vpPassed
Raising property taxes for 2017
Minimum levels and permitted ranges for property taxes will be raised from 2017. The change will increase taxation on properties, holiday homes and unbuilt building sites in several municipalities.
Tiina Elo: No vote recorded11 Nov 2016 · 5 votes106 jaa39 ei