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- HE 159/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining research use of health data
Health and social services client data can be utilised more easily and quickly for purposes such as scientific research, statistics and innovation activities. Data permits and the combining of datasets will be centralised under a single authority, and data will be processed in supervised, secure data environments.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded12 Apr 2019 · 1 vote92 jaa80 ei - HE 26/2022 vpPassed
Supplementing the 2022 supplementary budget
A supplementary proposal to the supplementary budget proposal for 2022 (HE 2/2022 vp), containing the Government's adjustments to the budget changes for the current year. It is considered together with the main supplementary budget proposal.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded11 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded13 Dec 2019 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Mia Laiho
98 jaa62 ei - HE 252/2022 vpPassed
Automatically extending residence permits for Ukrainians
Temporary protection residence permits for people who have fled the war in Ukraine will remain valid automatically without a separate application for an extension for as long as protection continues in the European Union. The validity of issued residence permit cards will also continue by operation of law.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
100 jaa71 ei - HE 167/2022 vpPassed with amendments
A new forestry support scheme
State subsidies for private forest owners would be reformed under a new seven-year incentive scheme. Support for seedling stand management could be applied for after the work is completed, and instead of ditching peatland forests, support would be provided for water protection and comprehensive planning.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 43/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening conditions for family reunification
Conditions for family reunification for recipients of international protection will be tightened by requiring applicants to have secure means of support. Those granted asylum can only apply to bring their family to Finland without an income threshold if the application is submitted within three months of the protection decision.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · 3 votes102 jaa67 ei - HE 165/2020 vpRejected
Banning smoking in closed prisons
Smoking will be banned entirely in closed prisons, both indoors and outdoors. In open institutions, smoking will continue to be permitted outdoors.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded19 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote - HE 2/2021 vpPassed
Extending the tax number to shipyards
The tax number and mandatory photographic identity card familiar from the construction sector will also be introduced at shipyards. The reform will combat the shadow economy and make tax supervision of foreign labour easier.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded27 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 302/2018 vpPassed
Extending demonstration notification period to 24 hours
Public meetings and demonstrations organised outdoors must in future be notified to the police at least 24 hours before they begin, instead of the current six hours. Spontaneous demonstrations can still be organised at shorter notice if they do not cause unreasonable inconvenience.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 273/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting subsequent asylum applications and work
Subsequent asylum applications and applicants' right to work will be restricted to prevent individuals who have received a negative decision from delaying their removal without grounds. At the same time, it will be made easier for foreigners who have already worked in Finland for a year to move to a new sector.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · 8 votes145 jaa33 ei - HE 190/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring communicable disease control
Responsibility for the prevention of communicable diseases and for control decisions will be transferred from municipalities and hospital districts to the new wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. The change aligns the Communicable Diseases Act with the health and social services reform.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2022 vpPassed
Easing invoice storage and VAT rules
Businesses will be allowed to store invoices and receipts more freely abroad as well, provided that the Finnish Tax Administration has access to the records without undue delay. In addition, the rules on VAT groups for financial and insurance companies and the procedures for correcting tax returns for EU distance sales will be made more flexible.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a new environmental damage fund
A new state environmental damage fund will be established in Finland to compensate for environmental damage and response costs when the responsible party is insolvent or unknown. The fund's assets will be collected from companies posing environmental risks through statutory fees.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2021 vpPassed
Extending accounting obligations to foreign companies
Foreign companies operating in Finland or managed from Finland will be required to keep accounting records. The change aims to facilitate the fight against the shadow economy and improve authorities' access to information.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting municipal central government transfers for 2023
The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will decrease to 22.09 per cent at the beginning of 2023. At the same time, temporary deductions to central government transfers and funding for new statutory duties will be defined.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Legal protection for whistleblowers
Persons who detect misconduct in their work will be provided with statutory protection against employer retaliation, such as dismissal or discrimination. Large organisations and public authorities will be required to establish secure reporting channels for reporting suspected breaches.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 153/2022 vpPassed
Changes to earned income taxation for 2023
The earned income taxation for 2023 will undergo the adjustments required by the health and social services reform and inflation, and the earned income tax credit for persons over 60 will be increased. In addition, the temporary increase in the deduction for commuting expenses will be extended and science and arts recognition awards will be made entirely tax-exempt.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded7 Dec 2022 · 14 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Essayah 4
78 jaa63 ei - HE 178/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Converting repeated fines into imprisonment
Unpaid fines of persons repeatedly committing fine-level offences, such as shoplifting, can in future be converted into imprisonment. If a person has received at least six fines in the preceding year, new offences will be dealt with directly in court instead of through the summary police penal order procedure.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded18 Feb 2019 · 2 votes154 jaa22 ei - HE 6/2023 vpPassed
Safeguarding supplementary pension and sickness funds
Supplementary pension foundations and funds established earlier will be allowed to continue their operations to their previous extent to pay voluntary supplementary pensions. Small sickness funds and other insurance funds that have received an exemption will also be permitted to continue operating below the statutory minimum size.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded5 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 199/2018 vpPassed
Tightening biofuel distribution obligations
More biofuels will be blended into transport fuels and light fuel oil. The aim is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport, machinery and heating.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded14 Feb 2019 · 4 votes156 jaa12 ei