Government bills9
- HE 123/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.
28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote116 jaa51 ei - HE 242/2020 vpPassed with amendments
More flexible municipal finances and administration
The Local Government Act and the Transfer Tax Act will be amended to streamline municipalities' financial management, decision-making, and cooperation. Among other things, the reform clarifies the rules on electronic meetings, extends the right of initiative, and establishes a statutory framework for mergers of joint municipal authorities.
10 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 207/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Additional government transfers for coronavirus costs
Municipalities will receive 750 million euros in one-off additional funding from the state in 2020 to cover costs caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The money will specifically reimburse coronavirus testing, contact tracing and mask purchases.
25 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 159/2020 vpPassed
Extending municipal deficit coverage periods
Municipalities and joint municipal authorities could be granted a two-year extension to cover their budget deficits if their financial difficulties are due to the coronavirus pandemic. This would give municipalities more time to adjust their finances and postpone potential crisis municipality assessment procedures.
25 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Substantial increase in central government transfers
The state will pay municipalities hundreds of millions of euros in additional support to alleviate financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The funding will secure basic public services and also compensate for the costs of binding care staffing ratios in elderly care.
26 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2020 vpPassed
Temporary increase in municipal corporate tax
The municipalities' share of the corporate income tax paid by companies will be temporarily increased for the 2020 tax year. The measure will support municipal finances and the safeguarding of basic public services during the coronavirus epidemic.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 60/2019 vpPassed
Automating municipal financial reporting
Financial data from municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be submitted automatically directly from financial management systems to a shared data repository maintained by the State Treasury. The reform replaces previous form-based data collection and improves the timeliness and comparability of municipal finance data.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 280/2018 vpPassed
Reforming municipal crisis criteria and participation
The criteria in the Local Government Act for identifying municipalities in crisis are reformed to measure more accurately municipalities' actual debt-servicing capacity and the adequacy of internal financing. In addition, better opportunities to participate and exert influence in municipal affairs are introduced for multi-local residents who stay in a municipality regularly.
1 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 193/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Discretionary merger grants for crisis municipalities
When a municipality in a difficult financial position merges with another municipality, the new municipality may be granted a discretionary government merger grant. The grant will facilitate voluntary municipal mergers and strengthen the finances of the new municipality.
10 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote