HE 215/2018 vpPassed with amendmentsSubmitted 25 Oct 2018

Second supplementary budget for 2018

The second supplementary budget for 2018

The second supplementary budget for 2018, or amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.

Status
Passed with amendments
Submitted
25 Oct 2018
Latest event
28 Nov 2018
Votes
15
Speeches
62
Statute
1035/2018

How Parliament voted

The budget is not voted on as a whole. Parliament voted 15 times on individual appropriations and opposition alternatives, and the budget was adopted on the basis of those votes.

A passed act does not enter into force immediately: the President of the Republic confirms it, and it enters into force on the date set in the act.

Debate in the chamber

What was argued and where each group stood, followed by MPs' speeches verbatim from the parliamentary record. Speeches are shown in their original language.

62 speeches · 2 debates

Key points of the debate

In the Government's second supplementary budget, central government borrowing was reduced and appropriations were allocated to, among other things, easing skilled labour shortages, the transport infrastructure network, and agriculture. The government parties emphasised the success of economic and employment policy during the economic peak. The opposition, for its part, criticised the proposal for inadequate investments in the future in education and research, the continuation of index freezes, and the handling of the transport infrastructure maintenance backlog.

  • Are the additional revenues brought by the economic peak being used correctly for investments in the future and basic social security?
  • Are the investments in resolving skilled labour shortages and in education sufficient?
  • Are sufficient appropriations being allocated to transport infrastructure management and reducing the maintenance backlog?
  • The group defended the proposal, highlighting improved employment, a significant reduction in central government borrowing, and targeted investments in addressing skilled labour shortages, education, and transport routes.

    Olen tyytyväinen siihen, että hallitus on saavuttamassa kaikki keskeiset talouspolitiikan tavoitteensa.
    Petteri Orpo
  • Centre PartyIn favour

    The group supported the supplementary budget, as economic growth and improved employment made it possible to direct funds to skills, road maintenance, Kvarken ferry traffic, and agriculture.

    Juuri talouden yleisestä kuvasta, niin kuin edustaja Harakka totesi, johtuen meillä nyt on mahdollisuus panostaa niihin erittäin tärkeisiin, kauan odotettuihin asioihin.
    Timo Kalli
  • Blue ReformIn favour

    The group commended the improvement in the employment situation and considered it responsible policy to manage public finances prudently during an economic peak and invest in conversion training.

    Eli hyvään suuntaan mennään. Ja myös tämä 40 miljoonaa muuntokoulutukseen on erinomainen lisä tässäkin suhteessa.
    Simon Elo
  • Finns PartyIn favour with reservations

    The group saw several good and logical appropriation targets in the supplementary budget, but criticised immigration spending and the fact that the fruits of economic growth were not shared with the most vulnerable through index increases.

    Tämä lisäbudjettiesitys sisältää hyviä ja loogisia esityksiä. Velanotto vähenee 485 miljoonaa, ja tässä tehdään näitä panostuksia, mitä voidaan tehdä nyt, kun työllisyys on kohentunut
    Ville Vähämäki
  • The group opposed the proposal and submitted a dissenting opinion, arguing that the Government was brushing debt accumulation aside and failing to make use of the economic boom for adequate investments in the future in education and transport routes.

    Tämä esitys lisäta-lousarvioksi ei lainkaan muuta talouden yleistä kuvaa.
    Timo Harakka
  • GreensIn favour with reservations

    The group considered that the supplementary budget does not respond seriously enough to the climate crisis and does not fully use increased emissions trading revenues for international climate action and development cooperation.

    On hyvä, että kehitysyhteistyön painopistettä siirretään ilmastoon ja ympäristöön, mutta kun katsoo hallituksessa tähän mennessä tapahtunutta — erittäin suuria leikkauksia myöskin kehitysyhteistyön saralla
    Pekka Haavisto
  • The group criticised the Government for not reversing cuts to basic social security and index freezes despite the economic peak, and for failing to increase emissions trading revenues or R&D investments sufficiently.

    Kysymys kuuluu: jos perusturvalla eläville ei ole rahaa laskusuhdanteessa eikä ole rahaa noususuhdanteessa, niin milloin sitten hallituksen mielestä on kaikista köyhimpien vuoro?
    Hanna Sarkkinen
  • The group took a positive view of the proposal, commending the improved employment figures and particularly the state support for Kvarken ferry traffic.

    Haluan tässä yhteydessä myös kiittää valtiovarainministeri Orpoa sekä ministereitä Berner ja Lintilä Merenkurkun liikenteen tukemisesta.
    Joakim Strand
  • The group considered the proposal positive in many respects, especially regarding Kvarken connections, additional support for agriculture, and veteran funds, but reiterated concern about the long-term trend in central government debt.

    Näistä iloisista asioista huolimatta haluaisin kiinnittää huomiota siihen EK:n pääekonomistin varoitukseen, josta puhuttiin eilen, että pidemmällä aikajänteellä meillä on kuitenkin valtionvelka lähtenyt kasvamaan
    Peter Östman

This digest was generated by AI from 62 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record.

Keskustelu päättyi. Asia lähetettiin valtiovarainvaliokuntaan.

Yleiskeskustelu päättyi ja asian käsittely keskeytettiin.

Stages of consideration

The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.

  1. 25 Oct 2018Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Valtiovarainministeriö
  2. 20 Nov 2018Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
  3. 21 Nov 2018Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · valtiovarainvaliokunta
  4. 23 Nov 2018Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
  5. 23 Nov 2018Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä

Decisions by law proposal1

  • Vuoden 2018 toinen lisätalousarvioHyväksytty muutettuna · 1035/2018

The title and summaries are machine translations of the Finnish AI summaries. Speeches and quotations are always shown in their original language.