Government bills7
- HE 94/2025 vpPassed
Easing inheritance and gift taxation
Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased by raising the lower thresholds for tax-free inheritances and gifts from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the late-payment interest charged on unpaid inheritance tax will be lowered.
4 Dec 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
114 jaa52 ei - HE 158/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tax relief for forest generational transfers
A person who receives a forest holding as a gift will be able to deduct part of the taxes on their timber sales income on the basis of the gift tax paid. The reform will promote the transfer of forest holdings to younger generations and encourage timber trading.
15 Dec 2016 · 2 votes111 jaa49 ei - 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 97/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming taxation and tax collection procedures
Tax assessment and tax collection practices would be harmonised, and tax assessments could end at different times for individual taxpayers. This would speed up the payment of tax refunds and the processing of back taxes.
22 Dec 2017 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Harakka, 7
108 jaa87 ei - HE 175/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing inheritance and gift taxation
Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased, in particular to facilitate generational changes in businesses and farms. At the same time, the tax exemption for life insurance payouts on death will be abolished and inheritance tax deductions increased.
16 Dec 2016 · 6 votesClosest vote · 7 a §:n 2 ja 3 mom., mietintö / Timo Harakka
112 jaa58 ei - HE 245/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Cancelling generation change relief for minors
An earlier proposal to extend generation change tax relief for minor heirs inheriting limited liability companies is withdrawn. This will ensure that other cuts to inheritance and gift taxation enter into force from 1 January 2017.
13 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus / Timo Harakan ehdotus
93 jaa57 ei - HE 31/2015 vpPassed
Tax cuts and smaller mortgage deductions
Taxation on labour will be eased in 2016 by increasing the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction, particularly for low- and middle-income earners. At the same time, the tax deductibility of mortgage interest will be reduced and taxation on high earned and capital income will be tightened.
2 Dec 2015 · 24 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 2
121 jaa54 ei