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Merja RasinkangasEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 28/2023 vpPassed
Raising the president's remuneration
The annual remuneration of the President of the Republic will be raised from 126,000 euros to 160,000 euros. The increase will take effect at the start of the new presidential term on 1 March 2024.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2023 vpPassed
Raising electricity and gas network fees
Network fees charged to electricity and natural gas distribution network operators will be raised from the beginning of 2024. The increase will cover the Energy Authority's share of the costs of the location data service maintained by the authority.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Specifying environmental requirements for power lines
The environmental impacts of route selection and construction methods will be taken into account more closely in expropriation permits for major power lines and pipelines. Authorities will be able to impose binding environmental conditions on projects, compliance with which will be supervised by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded8 Dec 2023 · 4 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Helena Marttila
119 jaa56 ei - HE 69/2023 vpPassed
Transferring fisheries fund audit duties
Audit duties for the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund will be transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the Ministry of Finance. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will officially be assigned responsibility for managing technical assistance under the fund.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2023 vpPassed
Reforming student healthcare fees and funding
Higher education students from another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom will be exempt from the student healthcare fee, and the costs of their treatment will be billed to their home country. At the same time, the due dates of the healthcare fee for all higher education students will be postponed so that Kela has time to provide advance information about the fee.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Laura Meriluoto
85 jaa68 ei - HE 38/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing nicotine pouches under tobacco tax
Nicotine pouches and other smokeless nicotine products will become subject to tobacco excise duty from the beginning of 2024. This will increase consumer prices for nicotine pouches.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liite, mietintö / Hannu Hoskonen
140 jaa17 ei - HE 30/2023 vpPassed
Establishing the legal services agency
The administration of legal aid, public guardianship, and financial and debt counselling will be brought together under a new nationwide Legal Services Agency. Customer service and local offices will remain unchanged across the country.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2023 vpPassed
Streamlining registration of moves with Estonia
Finland and Estonia will begin exchanging population register data electronically, meaning that persons moving between the countries will not need to submit the same certificates separately to both countries. At the same time, it ensures that a person can have a permanent place of residence in only one country at a time.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 22/2023 vpPassed
Protecting classified information with the Netherlands
Finland and the Netherlands will agree on common rules to protect classified information exchanged between the two countries. The arrangement will enable the secure transfer of sensitive information between authorities and companies.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2023 vpPassed
Supplementing EU road toll regulations
Technical additions will be made to the act in line with the EU directive on electronic road toll systems. The proposal will not introduce road tolls or road charges in Finland.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 67/2023 vpPassed
Early childhood education and care database
Municipalities will be required to record aggregate numerical data on the support and support services received by children in the early childhood education and care database. The reform will improve the monitoring and compilation of statistics on support nationwide without collecting personal data.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded30 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2023 vpPassed
Extending halved fairway dues
The halving of the fairway dues charged on merchant vessels will continue in 2024–2027. The change will prevent an increase in maritime transport costs and support the competitiveness of the export industry.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded30 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Saara Hyrkkö
142 jaa11 ei - HE 47/2023 vpPassed
Limiting index increases in church funding
The annual index increases in central government funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church will be reduced in 2024–2027. Increases will be calculated based on the rise in the consumer price index minus one percentage point.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded30 Nov 2023 · 1 vote97 jaa56 ei - HE 78/2023 vpPassed
Raising the agricultural equalisation reserve
Agricultural entrepreneurs will be able to defer a larger share of their profits to be taxed in later years or used for farm investments. The maximum amount of the equalisation reserve will rise from 13,500 euros to 25,000 euros.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2023 vpPassed
Extending use of old radiation sources
The use of radioactive sealed sources over 40 years old could be extended under an exemption permit if their use remains safe and no replacement equipment is available. The change would prevent disruptions to industrial and healthcare operations due to equipment shortages or final disposal problems.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 61/2023 vpPassed
Substantial reduction in unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions will be reduced substantially for 2024 for both employees and employers. The change will reduce employers' labour costs and increase wage earners' net income.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 18 §, mietintö / Li Andersson
154 jaa9 ei - HE 57/2023 vpPassed
Limiting the medicine ceiling increase
The increase in the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine expenses, or the medicine ceiling, will be limited from the start of 2024. The change prevents index increases from accumulating into a single year as a result of the 2023 freeze.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 8 §, mietintö / Ilmari Nurminen
86 jaa68 ei - HE 24/2023 vpPassed
Compiling railway station accessibility data
Accessibility data for railway stations across Finland will be compiled into a single service, making it easier for passengers to find information about station accessibility and services. At the same time, several municipalities will be incorporated into wider regional public transport areas.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2023 vpPassed
Repealing intra-EU investment protection acts
Finland will repeal the old bilateral investment protection agreements with eleven EU countries. Investments between these countries will be protected directly through EU law and ordinary courts.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote