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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 237/2016 vpPassed
Reforming advance taxation and tax interest
Advance payment of income tax and tax interest rates will be reformed to be more uniform across all taxpayers. The separate supplementary advance payment and the possibility of transferring a tax refund to pay a spouse's back taxes will be abolished.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded9 Jan 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 253/2016 vpPassed
Reforming Nordic defence materiel cooperation
Finland will adopt a revised agreement on defence materiel cooperation with Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The reform creates a framework for joint procurement between the countries and deepens cooperation between authorities and the defence industry.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying smoking bans and product restrictions
The ban on selling and importing smokeless tobacco products will be limited to snus, chewing tobacco and nasal snuff. At the same time, the tank capacity of electronic cigarettes will be restricted, and right-of-occupancy housing companies will be enabled to apply for smoking bans.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 208/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Sustainability reporting obligation for large companies
Large companies will be required to report on the social and environmental impacts of their activities, such as human rights and anti-corruption measures. At the same time, the relationship between financial statements and the management report will be clarified.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 3 a luvun 3 §, mietintö / Hanna Sarkkinen
142 jaa19 ei - HE 222/2016 vpPassed
Closer customs cooperation between Finland and Argentina
Finland and Argentina will agree on mutual cooperation and assistance in combating customs offences. The authorities will be able to share information with each other and carry out surveillance at the request of the other country.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming police leadership qualification requirements
The qualification requirements for senior police management will be raised to statutory level and harmonised with the rest of central government. Leadership positions will require a suitable higher university degree instead of the previously restricted list of qualifying degrees.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming collective copyright management
Detailed rules and transparency requirements will be laid down in law for the operations, decision-making and financial management of collective management organisations. Creators in the creative sector will gain more control over the management of their own copyrights, and supervision of the organisations will be assigned to the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 205/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering early childhood education and care fees
Early childhood education and care fees for low-income families of two and three persons will be reduced, and the fee share for the second child will be lowered. An entirely new separate act will also be enacted on client fees in early childhood education and care.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming road safety funding and steering
The funding and steering of Liikenneturva and road accident investigation will be reformed. Supervision of operations and the awarding of grants will be transferred from the ministry to agencies.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 142/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Country-by-country tax reporting for multinationals
Large multinational corporate groups will be required to provide the tax authorities with a country-by-country report on their income, taxes and activities in different countries. At the same time, companies' obligations to document intragroup transfer pricing will be specified in greater detail.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
103 jaa53 ei - HE 114/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing workplace grey economy oversight
Occupational safety and health authorities will receive broader rights to exchange confidential information with other authorities to combat the grey economy. At the same time, occupational safety and health inspectors can oblige employers to issue an employee with a missing lay-off certificate or grounds for the termination of an employment contract.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 243/2016 vpPassed
Increasing export financing and guarantee authorisations
The state will significantly increase the maximum limits for export credits and state export guarantees to safeguard the competitiveness of Finnish export companies. At the same time, the state's scope to lend funds to Finnvera in market disruption situations will be expanded.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 230/2016 vpPassed
Downsizing the pension appeal board
The number of divisions and members of the Appeal Board for Earnings-Related Pension Matters will be reduced because the number of appeals has fallen. The change will adapt the board's operations and composition to a smaller caseload.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 223/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Public tasks for the Forest Centre
The Finnish Forest Centre will no longer engage in business activities, focusing solely on public administrative tasks. The change ensures fair competition in the forestry sector market.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2016 vpPassed
Postponing corporatisation of municipal occupational healthcare
The obligation on municipalities to incorporate the occupational healthcare medical treatment services they provide will be postponed by two years to the beginning of 2019. During the transitional period, municipalities must separate occupational healthcare accounting from their other healthcare services.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 175/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing inheritance and gift taxation
Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased, in particular to facilitate generational changes in businesses and farms. At the same time, the tax exemption for life insurance payouts on death will be abolished and inheritance tax deductions increased.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded16 Dec 2016 · 6 votesClosest vote · 7 a §:n 2 ja 3 mom., mietintö / Timo Harakka
112 jaa58 ei - HE 248/2016 vpPassed
Centralising business subsidy administration at Tekes
The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes will also begin administering business subsidies related to economic, energy and environmental policy. Under the change, corresponding duties and personnel will be transferred from the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to Tekes from the beginning of 2017.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded15 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 227/2016 vpPassed
Improving special-needs housing grants and rights
State support could be used to build service facilities in connection with sheltered housing for older people that will also serve other local residents. In addition, residents in sheltered housing would be guaranteed an official tenancy agreement and the tenancy rights that come with it.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded15 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Energy efficiency requirements for government procurement
Central government authorities will be required to procure only energy-efficient products, services and buildings. The requirement applies to public procurement exceeding the EU thresholds.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · 2 §:n 5 kohta (uusi), mietintö / Hanna Sarkkinen
130 jaa33 ei - HE 213/2016 vpPassed
Extending training compensation to universities
Universities will begin to receive state training compensation for providing specialist medical and specialist dental training. The compensation will be based on the number of graduated specialist doctors and specialist dentists.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded14 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Sari Tanus
153 jaa6 ei