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- HE 63/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Sitra's governance structure
A dedicated supervisory board, separate from the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, will be established for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. At the same time, the composition of Sitra's board of directors and the position of the president will be reformed.
18 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 9 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallin
126 jaa33 ei - 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.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying transport laws and agency responsibilities
Public notices and plans for transport infrastructure projects will move to authorities' websites, and the obligation of direct notification will apply to property owners directly affected by a project. At the same time, central government administration of private roads will be clarified and provisions on appeals in the transport sector will be brought up to date.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2019 vpPassed
Substantially increasing export financing authorisations
The maximum authorisations for Finnish export guarantees, export credits and interest equalisation will be raised substantially. The change will safeguard the financing opportunities and competitiveness of Finnish export companies on international markets.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2019 vpPassed
Updating statistics and business register data
The Statistics Act will be brought into line with current data protection legislation. At the same time, new public data on businesses will be added to Statistics Finland's register of enterprises and establishments.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and export duties
Feed legislation will be brought into line with the European Union's Official Controls Regulation and national agency reforms. An official duty to support feed exports will be laid down in law for the Finnish Food Authority, and the protection of persons reporting infringements of regulations will be strengthened.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2019 vpPassed
Postponing the Incomes Register benefit phase
The expansion of the Incomes Register to pension and benefit data will be postponed from 2020 to 2021. At the same time, procedural clarifications related to the implementation of the Incomes Register will be made to tax legislation.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2019 vpPassed
Changes to income taxation for 2020
Taxation of earned income will be eased for 2020 through index adjustments and by raising the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. At the same time, the household expenses tax credit will be reduced and the mortgage interest tax deduction will begin to be phased out.
17 Dec 2019 · 9 votes126 jaa34 ei - HE 83/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the age limit for extended unemployment benefits
The minimum age limit for additional days of unemployment security for persons born in 1961 and later will rise from 61 to 62 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for unemployment benefits and insurance contributions will be linked to the retirement age.
16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
131 jaa26 ei - HE 81/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring health technology supervision to Fimea
Supervision and licensing duties for medical devices, biobanks, tissue establishments, and gene technology will be transferred from Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) to Fimea (the Finnish Medicines Agency). The reform will bring the sector's product and safety supervision together into a single agency.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2019 vpPassed
Automating municipal financial reporting
Financial data from municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be submitted automatically directly from financial management systems to a shared data repository maintained by the State Treasury. The reform replaces previous form-based data collection and improves the timeliness and comparability of municipal finance data.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Technical update of appeal provisions
References to the old Administrative Judicial Procedure Act in acts within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Finance will be replaced with references to the new Act on Judicial Proceedings in Administrative Matters. At the same time, provisions that will be laid down directly in the new general act will be removed from the acts.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and streamlining food control
The rules on food control will be reformed and authorities' supervisory powers increased, including with regard to online sales. At the same time, red tape related to food business operators' in-house control will be reduced.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2019 vpPassed
Restoring full-time early childhood education
All children will again be entitled to full-time early childhood education and care regardless of their parents' labour market status or family leave. At the same time, private child care allowance will be paid in full without means testing.
16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
128 jaa33 ei - HE 32/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding electronic identification and authorisation
A new electronic identification means will be created for foreign citizens to interact with public authorities, and the use of European identification means in Finnish services will be expanded. In addition, electronic mandates can also be registered at public authority service points without having personal online banking credentials.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2019 vpPassed
Adjusting municipal central government transfers
Central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services will be increased and the criteria for determining them will be adjusted for 2020. At the same time, compensation for tax revenue losses resulting from changes in tax legislation will be transferred to a separate budget item.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2019 vpPassed
Repealing the unemployment security activation model
The unemployment security activation model will be dismantled completely. Unemployed people will no longer need to work a minimum amount or participate in employment services to keep their unemployment benefits at the full rate.
13 Dec 2019 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Mia Laiho
98 jaa62 ei - HE 78/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Easing Incomes Register reporting requirements
Deadlines for reporting to the Incomes Register will be extended and reporting obligations eased in several everyday situations. At the same time, the introduction of late-filing penalties for the Incomes Register will be postponed by one year.
13 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2019 vpPassed
Transferring remediation grant payment duties
Payment and recovery of government grants awarded for investigating and remediating contaminated land areas will be transferred from the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the Development and Administrative Centre. The amendment will harmonise government grant payment practices across central government.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2019 vpPassed
Continuing funding for North Calotte training
Finland will approve the co-operation agreement with Sweden and Norway concerning the North Calotte Education Foundation for the years 2020–2023. The agreement guarantees Finnish students training places in vocational labour market training organised by the foundation.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote