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- HE 251/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining restructuring and preventing abuse
Restructuring proceedings will be accelerated and simplified by reducing the procedural steps required of courts and administrators. At the same time, unfounded restructuring applications whose sole purpose is to delay bankruptcy will be addressed.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded16 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - 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.
Mika Riipi: 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.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - 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.
Mika Riipi: 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.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 282/2022 vpPassed
Budget reform for culture and sports
The direct link between science, art, sports and youth work and Veikkaus's gambling revenues will be removed from legislation. These activities will be funded directly from general state budget funds.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2022 vpPassed
Reforming specialist veterinary training
Specialist veterinary training will change from a university degree to professional postgraduate training. General responsibility for guiding the training will simultaneously transfer from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2023 vpPassed
Retaining the increased enforcement protected portion
The temporary increase in the protected portion in enforcement will be made permanent from the beginning of 2024. This will leave debtors with more income to live on after the distraint of wages or benefits.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded27 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 287/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Updating plant pest state aid rules
References in the Plant Health Act will be updated to correspond to the European Union's revised state aid rules. The amendment will ensure that agricultural and forestry operators can continue to receive state compensation for costs and damage caused by the eradication of plant pests.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 279/2022 vpPassed
Taxing indirect real estate capital gains
Finland will begin taxing capital gains made by foreign investors in situations where real estate located in Finland is sold indirectly through shares in another company. The change strengthens the tax base and enables the full exercise of taxing rights under tax treaties.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in pensions and grant cover
Viewing an earnings-related pension record online will replace posting a paper record for three years, and grant recipients will be able to adjust their pension cover during a grant period if their work situation changes. At the same time, employers' liability for disability pensions from short employment relationships will be eased.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 285/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Catch reporting for recreational fishers
Recreational fishers will be required to report their catches of certain species, such as salmonids and invasive alien species. The Natural Resources Institute Finland will begin compiling regular reports on the state of fish stocks to support decision-making and fisheries management.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded8 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 284/2022 vpPassed
Extending forest damage compensation
The state may continue to compensate landowners for costs incurred in combating extensive forest damage and for tree growth losses until the end of 2027. In addition, exemptions from root rot control during felling can be made in exceptional situations, such as during shortages of control agents.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded8 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 243/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Updating environmental permits and waste securities
Rules on amending environmental permits and waste securities required from operators are clarified so that the securities are sufficient to cover the costs of decommissioning and waste management, including in bankruptcies. At the same time, the use of meat and bone meal in energy production is facilitated and the online publication of older environmental decisions is clarified.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded29 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 224/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing private day-care centres
Establishing a private day-care centre or substantially expanding its operations will require an official licence instead of the previous notification. Private family day care will remain subject to notification.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded28 Apr 2022 · 2 votes97 jaa73 ei - HE 263/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport and maritime rules
Transport companies will be able to use lorries and vans hired from another EU country temporarily in domestic transport. At the same time, supervision of transport sector documents will be tightened, and fines and traffic penalty fees will be introduced for non-compliance.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 17/2023 vpPassed
Updating non-military service places and leave
Non-military service can officially be carried out in wellbeing services counties and joint municipal authorities. In addition, persons performing non-military service will also receive the right to 12 days of parental leave when an adopted child joins the family.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2020 vpPassed
Travel bankruptcy compensation for cancelled trips
The state can compensate passengers for payments for trips cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic and received travel vouchers if a tour operator goes bankrupt. Compensation will be paid when claims cannot be covered by the tour operator's securities.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded2 Oct 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Juhana Vartiainen
32 jaa24 ei - HE 70/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter emissions limits for public vehicle procurements
Binding minimum quotas for zero- and low-emission vehicles will be set for public procurements of vehicles and transport services. The requirements apply to new procurements made by central government, municipalities and other contracting authorities.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote40 jaa13 ei - HE 100/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming alcohol legislation and liberalising sales
Grocery shops and kiosks will be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of up to 5.5 per cent, and regulation of restaurant serving hours and licences will be eased. In addition, microbreweries will be granted the right to sell craft beers they produce directly from the production site.
Mika Riipi: No vote recorded21 Dec 2017 · 33 votes124 jaa65 ei