Government bills34
- HE 87/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning legislation with the incomes register
Earnings-related pension acts and occupational accident and disease acts will be adapted to the introduction of the new national incomes register. The penalty fee for an employer's failure to take out pension insurance will be imposed by the State Treasury instead of the pension provider.
13 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 124/2018 vpPassed
Easing income tax and increasing deductions
The income thresholds of the income tax scale for 2019 and several tax deductions would be increased to ease taxation on earned income. In addition, the maximum amount of the deduction for secondary accommodation for work and tax-exempt travel allowances for voluntary workers would be increased.
3 Dec 2018 · 33 votes - HE 36/2018 vpPassed
Terminating the tax treaty with Portugal
Finland will terminate the old tax treaty concluded with Portugal. Following this, Finland will be able to tax pensions paid to Portugal in accordance with Finnish tax legislation.
30 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2017 vpPassed
Transferring artists' survivor pensions to Keva
A separate act will be enacted on survivors' pensions payable to relatives of recipients of supplementary artist pensions. The granting of survivors' pensions will be transferred from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the pension provider Keva.
24 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2017 vpPassed
Universities of applied sciences in Keva
Universities of applied sciences will be permitted to remain members of Keva, the public sector pension system, until the end of 2025, even if their ownership transfers from municipalities to universities. The amendment will safeguard employees' accrued supplementary pensions in mergers of higher education institutions without causing substantial additional costs for the institutions.
19 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 265/2016 vpPassed
Deregulating pension and insurance fund investments
Pension foundations and insurance funds will be able to invest their assets more freely in OECD countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition, quantitative restrictions on real estate investments by institutions providing voluntary supplementary pensions will be removed.
16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Pension support for older long-term unemployed
Long-term unemployed people over 60 years of age can receive pension support equal to the guarantee pension instead of the labour market subsidy until they reach old-age pension age. Recipients of the support will no longer be required to be registered as jobseekers.
23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2016 vpPassed
Postponing corporatisation of municipal occupational healthcare
The obligation on municipalities to incorporate the occupational healthcare medical treatment services they provide will be postponed by two years to the beginning of 2019. During the transitional period, municipalities must separate occupational healthcare accounting from their other healthcare services.
16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 150/2016 vpPassed
Reforming replacement service safety and pensions
The new years-of-service pension will prevent agricultural entrepreneurs, fur producers and reindeer herders from receiving holiday and replacement services or temporary replacement assistance. At the same time, the organiser of replacement services will be granted the right to monitor the occupational safety of replacement workers on farms and, if necessary, refuse replacement services in dangerous conditions.
7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2016 vpPassed
Social security agreement with South Korea
Finland and South Korea will introduce a bilateral social security agreement. The agreement prevents double insurance contributions for employees and companies and safeguards the cross-border payment of earnings-related pensions.
27 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2016 vpPassed
Lowering Kela's pension liability coverage
The minimum funding level for Kela's staff pension liability will be gradually reduced from 41 per cent to 30 per cent by 2038. The change adapts funding to match the level of the rest of the pension system as old supplementary pension liabilities are phased out.
10 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 5/2016 vpPassed
Revising the Finland-Spain tax treaty
Finland and Spain will introduce a new tax treaty to prevent double taxation and allocate taxing rights between the countries. The reform will give Finland broader rights to tax, among other things, income received from Finland by persons resident in Spain.
18 Mar 2016 · 1 vote - HE 121/2015 vpPassed
Transfer of artist pensions to Taike
Supplementary artist pensions will be governed by an act instead of a previous government decision. At the same time, the granting of pensions will be transferred from the Ministry of Education and Culture to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2015 vpPassed
Raising guarantee pensions, abolishing dietary allowance
The amount of the guarantee pension will be increased by 23 euros per month and the dietary allowance for people with coeliac disease will be abolished. In addition, the procedure for paying central government contributions to Kela will be clarified.
27 Nov 2015 · 3 votes103 jaa59 ei