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- HE 33/2015 vpPassed
Cutting car tax, raising vehicle tax
Car tax on low- and medium-emission cars will be reduced in stages between 2016 and 2019. At the same time, the annual vehicle tax on all cars will be increased from the beginning of 2017.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded2 Dec 2015 · 5 votes100 jaa59 ei - HE 65/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Managing and supervising EU recovery funds
Rules will be established in Finland for the use, monitoring and supervision of EU recovery and resilience support. The reform will enable applying for and disbursing EU funding for domestic investments and projects.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 61/2022 vpPassed
Transferring unemployment statements to pilot municipalities
Municipalities participating in the municipal pilot to promote employment will be granted the right to issue more statements related to unemployment security to their own clients. The change will streamline the processing of unemployment benefit matters and reduce jobseekers' need to deal with both the municipality and the public employment services (TE services).
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2022 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 reimbursements and allowances
Kela reimbursements for COVID-19 vaccinations and tests and the eased conditions for the infectious disease allowance would be extended until the end of 2022. The accrual of an employee's annual leave during absence caused by a coronavirus infection would also be safeguarded for the same period.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded20 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining ship safety regulation and inspections
Ship inspection and safety practices will be simplified, and the reporting of passenger data to authorities will be reformed. Certain vessels will be able to switch to self-monitoring for inspections, and traditional vessels will be allowed dedicated rules that take their special characteristics into account.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded15 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening taxi regulation and oversight
Operating rules for taxis will be tightened to improve passenger safety and combat the shadow economy. Taxis will among other things be required to have a taxi light, clearer price information, and a device or taximeter collecting journey data for tax control.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded18 Nov 2016 · 1 vote131 jaa12 ei - HE 38/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining rail trials and transfers
Rail rolling stock can be moved for maintenance under a temporary transfer permit without full vehicle authorisation, and lighter procedures will be introduced for autonomous train trials. In addition, unused rail capacity can be allocated more flexibly throughout the year.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded9 Jun 2022 · 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2016 vpPassed
Accession to the Paris Agreement
Finland commits to the international Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to well below two degrees. The agreement obliges the parties to set and tighten their emission reduction targets every five years.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded26 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 163/2018 vpPassed
Approving updated EU election rules
Finland approves updated EU rules concerning European Parliament elections. The reform will not require changes to Finland's national electoral arrangements.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded10 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 17/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Creating a single prosecution authority
The Office of the Prosecutor General and 11 local prosecution offices will be merged into a single nationwide agency, the National Prosecution Authority. The reform will streamline prosecution work and harmonise decision-making practice across the country.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded10 Dec 2018 · 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: 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.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded16 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining cross-border family matters
Family law decisions issued in another EU country, such as divorce and custody rulings, could be enforced directly in Finland without a separate declaration of enforceability. In addition, the enforcement of return decisions and interim measures in international child abduction cases would be expedited.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded13 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Supplement to the 2020 budget
Supplementary proposal to the budget proposal for 2020 (HE 29/2019 vp), comprising adjustments made by the Government to the budget proposal after its submission. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded20 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting after-care age limits
The final payout age for child welfare independent living allowance will rise to 25 and the definition of a young person will expand to cover 18–24-year-olds. At the same time, it is clarified that extended after-care applies to children and young people who are receiving support at the start of 2020.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 95/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Fees for health and social data
The Social and Health Data Permit Authority will be able to charge a fee for the extraction and processing of datasets related to data requests. At the same time, controllers providing data will receive compensation for their delivery costs.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the age limit for extended unemployment benefits
The minimum age limit for additional days of unemployment security for persons born in 1961 and later will rise from 61 to 62 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for unemployment benefits and insurance contributions will be linked to the retirement age.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
131 jaa26 ei