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Kauko JuhantaloEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 182/2022 vpPassed
Reforming resident democracy in ARA housing
Legislation concerning the participation and influence of residents in state-subsidised rental housing will be reformed. Residents will be given more modern ways to influence the management of their building's finances and living environment.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2021 vpPassed
Reforming survivors' pensions
Surviving spouse's pensions will become fixed-term and will also be extended to long-term cohabiting partners who have a minor child in common. The upper age limit for an orphan's pension under an earnings-related pension will rise from 18 to 20 years.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mika Niikko
115 jaa37 ei - HE 136/2017 vpPassed
Setting 2018 unemployment insurance contributions
The employee unemployment insurance contribution will rise and the employer contribution will fall at the beginning of 2018. The change implements the shift in payment liability in accordance with the Competitiveness Pact.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes4 Dec 2017 · 2 votes166 jaa12 ei - HE 80/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming seasonal worker and specialist permits
Separate acts will govern the permits and rights of seasonal workers from outside the EU and workers transferred within multinational companies. Workers will be guaranteed equal treatment in terms of employment conditions and access to public healthcare during their stay in Finland.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote161 jaa16 ei - HE 231/2016 vpPassed
Transferring students to general housing allowance
Students living in Finland will be transferred from the separate housing supplement to the general housing allowance. At the same time, the maximum acceptable housing costs under the general housing allowance will be reduced and frozen to achieve savings.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes21 Dec 2016 · 9 votes118 jaa45 ei - HE 147/2016 vpPassed
Emissions trading compensation for industry
Electricity-intensive industry could receive state support for higher electricity costs driven up by emissions trading. The aim of the aid is to maintain industrial competitiveness and prevent production from relocating outside the EU.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes20 Dec 2016 · 4 votes130 jaa29 ei - HE 94/2021 vpPassed
Expanding occupational safety enforcement powers
Occupational safety and health authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of work equipment online and the right to use data from the incomes register in monitoring working conditions. In addition, the authorities will be obliged to report suspected work-related human trafficking and chemical safety breaches to the police.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 229/2016 vpPassed
Reforming student aid and increasing loans
The study grant for higher education students will be cut and the government guarantee for student loans will be increased, alongside students moving primarily under the general housing allowance. At the same time, the maximum aid period for higher education studies will be shortened and means-testing of student financial aid will be removed for some upper secondary students.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes19 Dec 2016 · 2 votes101 jaa64 ei - HE 179/2016 vpPassed
Cutting insurance aid for commercial fishing
Fishing gear on fishing vessels over 12 metres will be excluded from state insurance aid, and support for coastal fishing will be reduced. The changes will generate central government savings and bring provisions in line with EU state aid rules.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes16 Dec 2016 · 1 vote100 jaa63 ei - HE 247/2016 vpPassed
Freezing index increases in church funding
Price-level adjustments to state funding for the churches will be frozen for 2017–2019 as part of central government spending cuts. The amount of funding will be kept at the 2016 level for three years.
Kauko Juhantalo: Absent14 Dec 2016 · 1 vote96 jaa63 ei - HE 152/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming taxation of biogas and electrofuels
A low EU minimum tax will be introduced for sustainable biogas used in heating and machinery instead of full tax exemption. At the same time, the tax rules for new renewable electrofuels will be clarified.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2022 vpPassed
Standardising investment product key information documents
Basic information on mutual funds and other investment products will be presented to investors using an EU-wide standardised key information document. The reform will make it easier to compare different investment options and remove overlapping disclosure requirements for fund management companies.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2021 vpPassed
Reforming road toll data exchange
Legislation on electronic road toll systems will be brought up to date in line with EU regulation. Road tolls will not be introduced in Finland, but authorities will be able to exchange information with other EU countries to collect unpaid road fees.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded15 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2022 vpPassed
Restricting reimbursement for damaged euro coins
The Bank of Finland may refuse to accept and reimburse deliberately damaged euro coins or coins in exceptionally poor condition. The change will not affect the exchange of coins worn in normal circulation.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded10 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2022 vpPassed
Digital quality evaluation system for early childhood education and care
A national digital system will be established in Finland for evaluating and developing the quality of early childhood education and care. Daycare centres and other service providers can use it to evaluate their own activities and improve quality.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 152/2016 vpPassed
Freezing pensioner housing allowance limits
The housing cost limits for the pensioner housing allowance will not be increased in 2017. The euro amounts from 2015 will continue to apply to the allowance.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes25 Nov 2016 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 96/2017 vpPassed
Higher property tax on wind farms
Wind farms will generally be brought under the higher power plant tax by calculating their capacity threshold on the basis of a shared grid connection. The change will increase tax revenue for wind power municipalities and raise costs for energy companies.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes27 Oct 2017 · 1 vote151 jaa8 ei - HE 113/2016 vpPassed
Shortening the duration of unemployment allowance
The maximum duration of unemployment allowance would be shortened and the waiting period extended from five to seven days. In addition, increased components of unemployment security would be reduced or abolished.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes21 Nov 2016 · 3 votes100 jaa47 ei - HE 94/2015 vpPassed
Clarifying unemployment insurance and entrepreneur definitions
Liability to pay unemployment insurance contributions will be regulated independently without a link to occupational accident insurance. At the same time, the definition of an entrepreneur in the Unemployment Security Act will be clarified to correspond to concepts in pension legislation.
Kauko Juhantalo: Yes22 Dec 2015 · 6 votes140 jaa42 ei - HE 123/2022 vpPassed
Opening incomes register data to more authorities
Several new authorities will receive the right to retrieve income and benefits data directly from the incomes register to carry out their duties. Citizens will no longer need to submit certificates of income separately to these authorities.
Kauko Juhantalo: No vote recorded3 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote