Third supplementary budget for 2024

Key points of the debate

The debate focused on the third supplementary budget for 2024, the reduction in the central government borrowing requirement, and the potential amendment of ownership limits for state-owned companies. The government parties highlighted the reduced deficit and investments in internal and external security. The opposition, for its part, criticised the Government's economic and tax policy as well as the opening of authorisations to sell state assets, regarding the reduction in borrowing as mere technical timing adjustments.

• –Is the reduction in the borrowing requirement due to government actions or technical expenditure timing?
• –Should ownership limits in strategic state-owned companies such as Finavia and VR be lowered?
• –Have value added tax (VAT) increases and spending cuts weakened economic growth and purchasing power?

• National Coalition PartyIn favour

  The group supports the proposal and considers the slowing of debt accumulation and investments in national security and NATO integration to be steps in the right direction.

  ”Lainaa ei tarvitakaan ihan niin paljon kuin ennakoitiin: sitä tarvitaan 967 miljoonaa euroa vähemmän kuin arvioitiin, siis lähes miljardi euroa.”

• Finns PartyIn favour

  The group supports the proposal because the supplementary budget reduces the central government's net borrowing requirement by nearly 1 billion euros and strengthens the resources of security authorities.

  ”Vaikeasta taloudellisesta tilanteesta huolimatta hallitus on onnistunut sekä lisäämään tuloja että vähentämään menoja.”

• Social DemocratsAgainst

  The group opposes the proposal and considers that the reduction in borrowing needs is merely due to postponing expenditure to the future and that the Government's failed economic policy does not bring real growth.

  ”Hallitus ei ole puuttunut ajoissa näihin ongelmiin, ja itse asiassa sanoisin niin, että hallitus on jopa omilla toimillaan hidastanut tätä talouden elpymistä.”

• Centre PartyAgainst

  The group opposes the proposal especially because it opens up the possibility of selling ownership stakes in strategic monopoly companies such as Finavia and VR.

  ”Keskusta ei hyväksy VR:n myymistä, keskusta ei hyväksy Finavian myymistä.”

• GreensAgainst

  The group opposes the proposal because it lacks the necessary measures to combat the climate crisis and biodiversity loss and to cut harmful business subsidies.

  ”Tästä puuttuvat jälleen kerran kaikki luonto- ja ilmastotoimet, joiden kiireellisyyden tiedämme.”

• Left AllianceAgainst

  The group opposes the proposal and criticises the Government's economic approach for deepening the recession, increasing value added tax (VAT), and planning to sell state assets.

  ”Tämän vuoden kolmas lisätalousarvio valitettavasti kertoo ennen kaikkea hallituksen talouspolitiikan epäonnistumisesta ja Suomen talouden synkästä tilasta.”

This digest was generated by AI from 44 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record.