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- HE 37/2020 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in employer pension contributions
Private sector employers' earnings-related pension contributions will be reduced temporarily to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. The reduction will be compensated by increasing employer contributions correspondingly in 2022–2025.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming upper secondary studies and matriculation
Upper secondary studies will move from courses to study credits, and students will be guaranteed better support for learning and personal study guidance. At the same time, restrictions on retaking matriculation examination tests will be abolished and upper secondary schools will be required to cooperate with higher education institutions.
Esko Kiviranta: Yes26 Jun 2018 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Li Andersson 4
95 jaa81 ei - HE 242/2021 vpPassed
Easing access to infectious disease allowance
An employee infected with the coronavirus or a parent caring for an ill child can receive infectious disease allowance on the basis of a regular medical certificate without an official isolation order. Annual leave accrues during the period of absence as normal.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded17 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming benefit and insurance data protection
Legislation concerning social security and the insurance sector will be aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The amendments will ensure the smooth processing of benefits and the prevention of fraud in the insurance sector.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded30 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2020
The supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
Esko Kiviranta: Absent27 Mar 2020 · 3 votes - HE 105/2019 vpPassed
Improving preparedness for exceptional water conditions
The duty of authorities to prepare not only for floods but also for other exceptional water conditions, such as torrential rain and drought, will be expanded. At the same time, monitoring of flood risk management will be developed and the processing of data centralised in digital systems.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded25 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Deepening Nordic defence security of supply
Finland, Sweden and Norway would agree on cooperation on security of supply in national defence. In crisis and disruption situations, the countries could provide each other with support related to defence materiel and services.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded13 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying anti-money laundering supervision in Åland
Anti-money laundering supervision of gambling entities and estate agents operating in Åland will be assigned to national authorities. Supervisory responsibility will be allocated to the National Police Board and the Regional State Administrative Agency.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded25 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising uncontested debt collection
The processing of uncontested debt collection and eviction cases will be centralised in nine district courts across the country. At the same time, businesses and professional debt collectors will be required to submit their applications electronically.
Esko Kiviranta: Yes9 May 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 10 luvun 17 a §, mietintö / Kymäläinen
98 jaa67 ei - HE 188/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Improving job security for zero-hours workers
Variable-hours contracts, such as zero-hours contracts, may be concluded only when the employer's labour need genuinely varies. Employees will also be guaranteed the right to pay during sick leave and notice periods, as well as the right to refuse additional shifts without adverse consequences.
Esko Kiviranta: Yes9 May 2018 · 7 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula
128 jaa63 ei - HE 6/2018 vpPassed
Updating Finnish Meteorological Institute legislation
The regulations governing the Finnish Meteorological Institute will be updated to align with the current Constitution. The agency's duties will remain unchanged, but the provisions concerning its management and operations will be elevated from decrees to the level of an act.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded26 Mar 2018 · 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.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded29 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 187/2017 vpPassed
Air transport agreement with Cuba
Finland and Cuba will introduce a bilateral air transport agreement establishing rules for air services between the countries. The agreement enables direct scheduled flights and clarifies operating conditions for airlines.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded15 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2017 vpWithdrawn
Expanding health and social services choice
Clients of health and social services will be given the right to choose the provider of their basic services from among public, private and third-sector providers. Opportunities for choice will also be expanded through service vouchers and personal budgets.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded14 Mar 2018 · no votes - HE 159/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming workplace co-operation and dialogue
Workplaces will be required to engage in regular dialogue between the employer and personnel and to draw up a work community development plan. Previous co-operation negotiations will be replaced by change negotiations in which personnel representatives have the right to present written alternatives.
Esko Kiviranta: Yes21 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 1 luvun 2 § 1 momentti, mietintö / Arto Satonen
81 jaa63 ei - HE 160/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Recruitment subsidy trial for first employee
A trial of a new financial subsidy for hiring a first external employee will be organised for sole traders and small enterprises. The trial will examine whether partially reimbursing wage costs promotes business growth and employment.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2021 vpPassed
Tightening taxation of reverse hybrid mismatches
Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises will be tackled by expanding taxation in situations where income risks going entirely untaxed due to differences between countries' tax systems. Income attributable to foreign owners of Finnish partnerships will be taxed in Finland if it is not taxed in the owner's home country.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2021 vpPassed
Abolishing car tax on electric cars
Car tax on fully electric and hydrogen cars will be abolished entirely and their annual vehicle tax will be increased. The reform is intended to encourage the acquisition of zero-emission cars and reduce transport emissions.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded8 Dec 2021 · 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.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 165/2021 vpPassed
Binding staffing ratios for student welfare
A binding staffing ratio for school social workers and psychologists will be established in schools and educational institutions. The reform will improve the availability of student welfare services and ensure equal support for children and young people.
Esko Kiviranta: No vote recorded3 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote