Government bills10
- HE 244/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising the Trade Register and strengthening oversight
Filing with the Trade Register will become largely mandatory in electronic format for businesses, and companies will have to confirm their details annually. At the same time, the mandatory requirement to register in the Trade Register will be abolished for most sole traders.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2022 vpPassed
Temporary increase in housing allowance heating costs
Heating costs and detached house maintenance expenses taken into account in the general housing allowance will be temporarily increased in 2023 due to expensive energy. In addition, Kela will be able to transfer housing allowance payments directly to the landlord more easily if a tenant accrues rent arrears.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2019 vpWithdrawn
Correcting the Church Act bill
The earlier proposal for a new Church Act is corrected and supplemented in accordance with a proposal from the General Synod. The corrections concern family leave for officeholders, employer liability for damages, and appeal procedures.
30 Jun 2022 · no votes - HE 115/2021 vpPassed
Reforming road toll data exchange
Legislation on electronic road toll systems will be brought up to date in line with EU regulation. Road tolls will not be introduced in Finland, but authorities will be able to exchange information with other EU countries to collect unpaid road fees.
15 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2020 vpPassed
Extra time to pay debts
Companies will temporarily receive additional time to pay their debts before a creditor can petition for their bankruptcy based on failure to comply with a demand for payment. The payment period will be extended from the usual one week to 30 days.
17 Dec 2020 · 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 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 269/2016 vpPassed
Extending business prohibitions to self-employed professionals
A business prohibition could also be imposed on private self-employed professionals, and authorities could more readily ask the police or Finnish Customs to investigate the prerequisites for a prohibition. At the same time, it would ensure that the mere materialisation of business risk and insolvency does not lead to a business prohibition.
29 Sep 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 99/2016 vpPassed
Strengthening legal safeguards for criminal suspects
The right of a criminal suspect to counsel and to notify family members or close associates of deprivation of liberty will be strengthened in pre-trial investigations. In addition, the court will be able to withhold a legal counsel's fee entirely if there have been very serious deficiencies in handling the case.
14 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing oversight of posted workers
Oversight of the working conditions of workers posted to Finland by foreign companies will be tightened by introducing a mandatory advance notification. Instead of criminal fines, direct administrative negligence fees that can also be collected from abroad will be imposed for breaches of obligations.
13 Jun 2016 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen
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