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Pekka ToveriEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 127/2015 vpPassed
Tightening conditions for housing allowance
Housing allowance expenditure will be cut by freezing maximum housing expenditure limits for one year and increasing the impact of income on general housing allowance. The changes will reduce the allowance received by some beneficiaries.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote123 jaa63 ei - HE 76/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing university pharmacy compensation
The state will end the special compensation paid to the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland for the taxes and pharmacy fees paid by their pharmacies. The change will reduce the central government funding received by these universities.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote113 jaa71 ei - HE 38/2015 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for higher education
No index increases corresponding to rising costs will be made to central government funding for universities and universities of applied sciences in the years 2016–2019. The government funding received by higher education institutions will thus not increase with rising prices and wages.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded15 Dec 2015 · 1 vote108 jaa64 ei - HE 197/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming water traffic rules and boating
The rules for waterborne traffic will be brought together into a single new act, and a clear responsibility of the master will be defined for recreational craft. At the same time, boat rental will be made easier, and administrative traffic penalty fees will begin to be imposed for minor infractions instead of petty fines.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded12 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2015 vpPassed
Raising guarantee pensions, abolishing dietary allowance
The amount of the guarantee pension will be increased by 23 euros per month and the dietary allowance for people with coeliac disease will be abolished. In addition, the procedure for paying central government contributions to Kela will be clarified.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded27 Nov 2015 · 3 votes103 jaa59 ei - HE 284/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising public administration information management
A new information management act will be enacted for public administration, bringing together and harmonising the rules governing data processing, information systems and information security across public authorities. Authorities will be obliged primarily to process documents electronically and exchange information via technical interfaces.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded10 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2021 vpPassed
Exempting coronavirus home tests from VAT
Coronavirus home tests will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT) for 2022. The aim of the amendment is to lower the price of tests and encourage people to get tested.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded29 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2017 vpPassed
Reforming protective equipment and cableway safety
Amendments required by EU regulations on safety requirements for personal protective equipment and cableways will be made to Finnish legislation. At the same time, product labelling, supervision and penal provisions will be clarified.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded14 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Video recording oral evidence in courts
Oral evidence in the district courts will be recorded on video as well as audio. In appeals, the court of appeal and the Supreme Court will receive evidence from these recordings, meaning witnesses and injured parties will not have to appear in court again.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2021 vpPassed
Digitalising EU transfers of excise goods
The monitoring of excise goods moved commercially between EU countries will move from paper documents to an electronic system. The reform will streamline reporting procedures for businesses and enhance the prevention of tax fraud.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 232/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Extending social security to same-sex couples
The social security and parental daily allowance systems will be made gender-neutral. Same-sex married and cohabiting couples will be treated on the same grounds for benefits as opposite-sex couples.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded23 Dec 2016 · 2 votes128 jaa28 ei - HE 154/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming protected animal damage compensation
Damage caused by protected animals will be compensated under a new act, and government grants can be applied for to prevent such damage. The change clarifies the application procedure for compensation and improves the position of business operators.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 213/2021 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax shares and penalties
Municipalities will be compensated for the tax revenue impacts of corporate tax changes by adjusting the apportionment of corporate tax between the state and municipalities. At the same time, tax surcharges will be eased for investors who opened multiple equity savings accounts by mistake.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded15 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Matias Marttinen 3
87 jaa56 ei - HE 188/2021 vpPassed
Stricter supervision of corporate transfer pricing
Rules on the taxation of transactions between group companies are being reformed in line with international OECD guidelines. The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to assess intra-group arrangements on the basis of their actual substance and, in exceptional cases, disregard transactions lacking an economic rationale.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2021 vpPassed
Faster entry for specialists and startups
A new long-term D visa will be introduced in Finland for specialists, startup entrepreneurs and their family members. The visa will enable them to travel to Finland and start work immediately after being granted a residence permit, without waiting for the residence permit card to arrive.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded14 Dec 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas 2
117 jaa30 ei - HE 214/2021 vpPassed
Temporary increase in student income limits
Students will be able to earn more wage income alongside student financial aid during 2022. The annual income limits for student financial aid will be temporarily increased by 25 per cent.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded13 Dec 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
86 jaa63 ei - HE 189/2021 vpPassed
VAT exemption for EU pandemic purchases
Procurements made by the European Commission and EU agencies to combat the covid-19 pandemic will be exempt from value added tax (VAT). Businesses will be able to sell these goods and services to EU bodies without VAT.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 175/2021 vpPassed
Raising the threshold for low-alcohol beer
The upper limit of the reduced tax category for low-alcohol beer will rise from 2.8 per cent to 3.5 per cent. Small producers will also be allowed to self-certify the small producer status required for EU exports.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2021 vpPassed
Expanding criminal liability for terrorism offences
Participation in the activities of a terrorist group and incitement to terrorism offences will become more broadly punishable. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to use secret coercive measures and intelligence-gathering methods to prevent and investigate these offences.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded8 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3 , mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
84 jaa61 ei - HE 151/2016 vpPassed
Small reduction in child benefit
Monthly child benefit amounts will be slightly reduced from the beginning of 2017. However, the amount of the single-parent supplement will remain unchanged.
Pekka Toveri: No vote recorded25 Nov 2016 · 2 votes100 jaa61 ei