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- HE 75/2022 vpPassed
Extraordinary index increase for basic benefits
An extraordinary increase will be made to several social benefits received by low-income people and to social assistance as of 1 August 2022 due to accelerated inflation. The change will improve the purchasing power of benefit recipients in a situation where food and energy prices in particular have risen sharply.
Jouni Kotiaho: No21 Jun 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
116 jaa43 ei - HE 177/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting vocational education and culture funding
Central government funding for initial vocational education and training as well as for museums, theatres and orchestras will be cut from 2017 onwards. In addition, reductions in holiday bonuses and employer contributions under the Competitiveness Pact will be taken into account in central government transfers for the education and culture sector.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded22 Dec 2016 · 6 votes101 jaa63 ei - 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded24 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2017 vpPassed
Reimbursing municipalities for emergency social services
The state will begin reimbursing municipalities for the costs of emergency aid provided to asylum seekers who are no longer covered by reception services. Kela will pay municipalities compensation for temporary accommodation, food and necessary medicines.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded11 Dec 2017 · 5 votes169 jaa14 ei - HE 153/2016 vpPassed
Cutting the adult education allowance
The amount of the adult education allowance will be reduced and its maximum duration shortened. At the same time, funding for the employee allowance will be transferred entirely from the state to the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded18 Nov 2016 · 1 vote131 jaa12 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: Absent28 Mar 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Pia Kauma, lausumaehdotus 1
32 jaa24 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded2 Jun 2022 · 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded25 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 215/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2018
The second supplementary budget for 2018, or amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded28 Nov 2018 · 15 votes - HE 165/2018 vpPassed
Raising taxes on alcoholic beverages
The excise duty on alcoholic beverages will be increased by an average of 2.5 per cent from the beginning of 2019. The increase will raise retail prices of alcoholic beverages by just over one per cent on average.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded16 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Safeguarding student welfare services
Curator, psychologist and healthcare services in schools and educational institutions will be transferred from municipalities to the responsibility of wellbeing services counties. School staff will be able to refer pupils in need of support to any student welfare service with a low threshold.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded11 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 29/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Central government budget for 2020
The central government budget for 2020. Parliament voted in plenary on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before approving the budget.
Jouni Kotiaho: No20 Dec 2019 · 549 votes - HE 29/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Banning plant-based DMT and streamlining permits
Plant preparations containing DMT that are used for intoxicating purposes will be classified as narcotics. At the same time, control and permit procedures for narcotics will be eased and clarified.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded5 May 2022 · passed without a vote - 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.
Jouni Kotiaho: No17 Dec 2019 · 9 votes126 jaa34 ei - HE 109/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Shortening retention periods for payment defaults
An entry of a payment default will be removed from credit records within one month of the debt being paid in full. In addition, a new entry will no longer extend the retention period of earlier payment defaults.
Jouni Kotiaho: No27 Apr 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
93 jaa55 ei - HE 20/2022 vpPassed
Establishing a UNICEF office in Finland
An innovation office of the UN children's fund UNICEF will be established in Finland. The agreement confirms the official status and privileges of the office and its staff in Finland.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening investment protection with Singapore
Finland will bring into force the Investment Protection Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement protects investments between the countries and establishes a new two-tier court system for dispute settlement.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2017 vpPassed
Allowing intelligence activities in the Constitution
The Constitution would be amended so that the secrecy of confidential communications can be restricted to protect national security and monitor military activities. The amendment creates the legal basis for enacting new civilian and military intelligence legislation.
Jouni Kotiaho: No vote recorded3 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lakiehdotuksen jättäminen lepäämään / Lakiehdotuksen julistaminen kiireelliseksi (Tapani Töllin ehdotus)
13 jaa178 ei