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- HE 163/2016 vpPassed
Lump-sum compensation for family leave costs
Employers will be paid a lump-sum compensation of 2,500 euros when an employee taking maternity leave is paid a salary during the leave. The change will level out the costs arising from family leave and improve women's employment opportunities.
Markku Pakkanen: Absent15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
104 jaa65 ei - HE 241/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts
Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2016 vpPassed
Raising excise duties on fuels
Excise duties on transport, heating and machinery fuels will be raised from the beginning of 2017. The change will lead to higher fuel and heating prices.
Markku Pakkanen: Absent7 Dec 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Krista Kiuru
96 jaa68 ei - HE 16/2019 vpPassed
Increasing student and youth housing grants
The state will increase the investment grant provided for the construction, acquisition and renovation of rental housing intended for students and young people. The change would increase the supply of affordable small rental flats, especially in growth centres.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and clarifying pressure equipment regulation
The act governing pressure equipment will be reformed in Finland to align with European Union product regulation. The reform will clarify equipment safety requirements as well as the obligations of manufacturers and importers.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying and reforming electrical safety regulation
Safety rules for electrical equipment and installations will be reformed to comply with EU directives and the Constitution. The classification of electrical installations and inspection procedures will be streamlined, and responsibilities for electrical work clarified.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising product market surveillance
Rules on market surveillance and import inspections for various product groups will be consolidated into a single general act. Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will supervise products on the market and Finnish Customs will inspect imports at the EU's external borders.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2016 vpPassed
Farm liquidity guarantees and repayment deferrals
State guarantees will be made available for liquidity loans granted by banks to farms in difficulty in 2016 and 2017. At the same time, the maximum period for repayment deferrals on farms' earlier loans will be extended.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining fisheries control and sanctions
Legislation on fisheries control and the sanctions system will be brought up to date in line with EU and national provisions. At the same time, the administrative burden on fisheries operators and authorities will be reduced.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Access to the EU common identity repository
The police, the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs will be granted access to the EU's common identity repository for the purpose of identifying persons. The reform will speed up identity verification and enhance border security and crime prevention.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2022 vpPassed with amendments
VAT exemption for Ukrainian refugee aid
Relief goods and related services donated to people fleeing the war in Ukraine will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT). The change mainly applies to procurement by organisations and donations by businesses.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded15 Sep 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 214/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining fundraising and permitting small collections
Organising fundraising will be made easier and more flexible through a new Money Collection Act. Non-profit organisations will be granted permits valid until further notice, and anyone will also be able to organise a small collection merely by submitting a notification to the police.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded18 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting municipal health and social services investments and outsourcing
Large construction investments in health and social services as well as long-term outsourcing contracts by municipalities and joint municipal authorities are temporarily restricted ahead of the upcoming health and social services reform. A termination clause must be included in new extensive contracts, and a ministerial exemption is required for major construction projects.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2016 vpPassed
Higher government transfers for informal care
The state will increase central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services from July 2016. The additional funding will fully cover the costs incurred by municipalities from the reforms to informal care and family care.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2016
The second supplementary budget for 2016, comprising 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.
Markku Pakkanen: Yes23 Jun 2016 · 14 votes - HE 65/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter sanctions for securities market abuse
Rules and penalties concerning insider trading and market manipulation are tightened to comply with EU regulations. The Financial Supervisory Authority is granted broader supervisory powers, and administrative fines imposed for abuses will be increased substantially.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Faster call-ups to refresher training
Reservists could be called up for refresher training without a three-month notice period if military readiness needs to be raised abruptly. At the same time, the statutory maximum numbers of refresher training days would be doubled.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded17 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2016 vpPassed
Council of Europe Development Bank privileges
Finland will implement an international agreement concerning the Council of Europe Development Bank. The bank and its staff will be granted the legal protection and tax relief necessary for carrying out their duties.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded26 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening election officials' disqualification rules
An obligation to act impartially would be laid down for election officials, and the participation of candidates and their close relatives in election duties would be restricted. In addition, the division of electoral districts would be updated to reflect municipal boundary changes that have entered into force.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded29 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 153/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning customs legislation with EU rules
A new Customs Act will be enacted in Finland to align national provisions with reformed EU customs legislation. Customs dealings will officially be conducted primarily in electronic form, and the powers of authorities will be clarified.
Markku Pakkanen: No vote recorded20 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote