Government bills84
- HE 261/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening anti-money laundering measures
Regulations on combating money laundering and terrorist financing will be specified to bring them into line with an EU directive and international recommendations. Clarifications will be made to customer due diligence and monitoring obligations for operators in the financial sector and other reporting entities.
20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 231/2016 vpPassed
Transferring students to general housing allowance
Students living in Finland will be transferred from the separate housing supplement to the general housing allowance. At the same time, the maximum acceptable housing costs under the general housing allowance will be reduced and frozen to achieve savings.
21 Dec 2016 · 9 votes118 jaa45 ei - HE 256/2020 vpPassed
Tighter control of fishing quota concentration
Commercial fishers will have to report their company's ownership structure annually when applying for fishing quotas. This will enable authorities to monitor more effectively than at present that fishing quotas do not become excessively concentrated among the same owners.
25 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2016 vpPassed
Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts
Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.
7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 182/2020 vpPassed
Streamlining decision-making on building protection
The separate confirmation of building protection decisions by the Ministry of the Environment will be abolished, and appeals against decisions will be made directly to an administrative court. At the same time, applying for an exemption from protection orders will be made possible to facilitate the use and renovation of buildings.
11 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Securing medicine availability during disruptions
The authorities will receive permanent powers to restrict and target the sale and distribution of medicines during severe supply disruptions. The reform will prevent hoarding of medicines and ensure an adequate supply of critical medicines for all patients.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2020 vpPassed
Transfer of police chief appointments
The appointment of heads of police departments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the National Police Board. At the same time, the duty of police leadership and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) to report significant matters to the ministry will be specified.
23 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2019 vpPassed
Reinstating notification of collective redundancies
Employers must notify the public employment services (TE services) if they dismiss at least ten employees for financial or production-related reasons. In addition, employers must inform dismissed employees of their right to an employment plan.
12 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting obligations for cross-border tax arrangements
Tax experts and businesses will be required to report cross-border arrangements that may involve tax evasion or tax avoidance to the Finnish Tax Administration. The Finnish Tax Administration will exchange the information automatically with tax authorities in other EU countries.
19 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 154/2018 vpLapsed
Stricter animal welfare requirements
The reform will improve animals' living conditions, treatment and protection by requiring better consideration of species-specific needs. Animals must, among other things, be guaranteed continuous access to drinking water in permanent housing facilities, and pain relief must be used during painful procedures.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 76/2017 vpLapsed
Expanding health and social services merger control
Mergers and acquisitions in health and social services will temporarily be subject to broader regulatory scrutiny without the usual turnover thresholds. The aim of the amendment is to prevent excessive market concentration in the sector before the upcoming health and social services reform.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 177/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving rights of underage suspects
Legal safeguards for underage suspects and defendants will be strengthened in criminal proceedings. The obligation of authorities to inform minors of their rights and to offer protection will be increased.
28 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 283/2018 vpPassed
Reforming VAT collection on digital services
The collection procedure and sanctions for value added tax (VAT) on electronic services, telecommunications services and broadcasting services will be harmonised with other self-assessed taxes. Supervision and tax collection by the Finnish Tax Administration will be automated to align with the general taxation procedure.
18 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 250/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising safety investigations
The investigation of exceptional events and the monitoring of issued safety recommendations will be transferred directly to the responsibility of the Safety Investigation Authority. At the same time, legislation will be updated to comply with the EU Railway Safety Directive.
29 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 244/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding the Incomes Register
The national Incomes Register will expand to cover paid pensions and other benefits in addition to wage and salary data. Payers of pensions and benefits will report the data centrally to the Incomes Register, where different authorities will have access to it.
28 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Replacing environmental permits with notification
Some activities currently requiring an environmental permit will move to a lighter notification procedure. The reform will speed up the launch of projects and reduce the administrative burden on businesses and authorities.
14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - 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 81/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying reporting obligations in judicial administration
The obligation of courts to notify the enforcement authorities of the revocation of a precautionary measure or other grounds for enforcement will be clarified. At the same time, the rules governing how requests for information directed at the judicial administration's information systems are processed will be specified.
3 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising tax decisions and construction reporting
The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to serve tax decisions and other documents electronically with the taxpayer's consent. In addition, builders of detached houses will no longer need to present building supervision with a certificate of a construction report submitted to the Finnish Tax Administration.
17 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote