HE 73/2018 vpPassed with amendmentsSubmitted 31 May 2018

Supplementary budget for 2018

The supplementary budget for 2018, that is, 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: 31 May 2018
Latest event: 28 Jun 2018
Votes: 82
Speeches: 116
Statute: 526/2018
Source: eduskunta.fi ↗

How Parliament voted

The budget is not voted on as a whole. Parliament voted 82 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.

116 speeches · 3 debates

Key points of the debate

The Government's first supplementary budget for 2018 sparked a wide-ranging and contentious debate in Parliament. The government parties highlighted the improved economic situation, reduced borrowing, and targeted investments in skills, transport, and agriculture. The opposition criticised the proposal in particular for funding health and social services freedom-of-choice pilots before the legislation had been passed, for the inadequacy of investments in education, and for the continuation of cuts to holiday bonuses in the public sector.

Should the funding for health and social services and freedom-of-choice pilots be cancelled before the reform acts are passed?
Are the supplementary budget's investments in education and skills sufficient in relation to previous cuts?
Is economic growth being distributed fairly, and should the cuts to holiday bonuses for public-sector employees be reversed?
Should the growing revenues from emissions trading be directed to development cooperation and climate finance?

National Coalition PartyIn favour
The group considers that the Government's economic policy has steered the economy into strong growth and is reducing debt accumulation. The supplementary budget is seen as responding in a timely manner to availability issues with skilled labour.
”Tätä lisätalousarviota voisi kuvata hyväksi ja tasapainoiseksi esitykseksi, joka ottaa huomioon Suomen talouden lyhyen ja pidemmän aikavälin haasteet.”
— Sinuhe Wallinheimo
Centre PartyIn favour
The group welcomes the economic turnaround, the improvement in employment, and the significant reduction in government borrowing. Investments in skills, transport infrastructure management, and compensation for agricultural crop damage are considered particularly important.
”Tässä lisätalousarviossa on hyviä yksittäisiä lisäyksiä työllisyyden suhteen.”
— Olavi Ala-Nissilä
Blue ReformIn favour
The group supports the supplementary budget because it allocates targeted measures to employing people in the most vulnerable positions, updating skills, internal security, and agriculture.
”Tässä lisäbudjetissa on täsmätoimenpiteitä, pilotteja nimenomaan vaikeimmassa asemassa olevien työllistämiseksi, pitkään työmarkkinoilta poissa olleitten, alanvaihtajien ja niin edelleen.”
— Kimmo Kivelä
Finns PartyAgainst
The group calls for the appropriations for health and social services and freedom-of-choice pilots to be removed due to unfinished legislation. In addition, the group expresses concern over household debt and considers the education package inadequate.
”Kuntien järjestämä sosiaali- ja terveydenhuolto -luvun Valtionavustus valinnanvapauden pilottihankkeiden kustannuksiin -momentti esitetään meidän vastalauseessamme poistettavaksi.”
— Toimi Kankaanniemi
Social DemocratsAgainst
The group opposes the proposal and, in its own dissenting opinion, calls for substantial additional investments in education and employment management. In addition, the group demands removing funding for health and social services pilots and reversing the holiday bonus cuts in the public sector.
”Haluaisin kuitenkin kiinnittää huomiota siihen, että tällä hetkellä kasvu ei valitettavasti kuulu kaikille.”
— Pia Viitanen
GreensAgainst
The group criticises the Government for pushing forward health and social services pilots without approved legislation. The group also demands that increasing emissions trading revenues be channelled into development cooperation and climate finance, which have faced cuts.
”Hallituksen talouspolitiikka on ollut ja on yhä tänä päivänä hyvin valikoivaa.”
— Touko Aalto
Left AllianceAgainst
The group considers the supplementary budget's investments in education negligible compared to previous massive cuts and opposes expensive health and social services pilots. The fruits of economic growth are seen as unfairly benefiting only high earners.
”Me muistutamme siitä, että tämä 60 miljoonaa osaamiseen on murusia sen rinnalla, mitä hallitus on aikaisempien vuosien aikana leikannut opetuksesta ja osaamisesta.”
— Kari Uotila
Swedish People's PartyAgainst
The group criticises the Government for reductions in the quality of early childhood education and care and for the extensive funding shortfall caused by the regional and health and social services reform in areas including Uusimaa.
”Suurempi kysymys liittyy kyllä tähän maakunta- ja sote-uudistuksen rahoitukseen, ja haluan edelleen, taas kerran, tuoda esiin Uudenmaan huolen tästä.”
— Mikaela Nylander
Christian DemocratsIn favour with reservations
The group considers the reduction in borrowing and the skills measures to be steps in the right direction, but takes a critical view of distributing tens of millions to health and social services pilots before the legislation is finalised.
”Onko nyt järkevää pistää kymmeniä miljoonia tässä tilanteessa näihin, yli satoja miljoonia?”
— Sari Essayah

This digest was generated by AI from 116 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record. The longest speeches were shortened in the digest's source material.