Istuntosali

Government bills13

Topicfamilies with children13
  1. HE 98/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering taxes on labour

    Taxes on labour will be lowered from the beginning of 2026 by cutting the highest marginal tax rates and increasing the earned income tax credit and the basic deduction. As a counterbalance, the tax deductibility of trade union membership fees, the tax exemption for company bicycles, and the home office deduction for wage earners will be abolished.

    21 Nov 2025 · 12 votes
    116 jaa
    40 ei
  2. HE 236/2022 vpPassed

    Strengthening family benefits and purchasing power

    Several social benefits for families with children will be increased for 2023 due to accelerating inflation and rising prices. In addition, the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine reimbursements will be frozen for one year, and the care supplement of the private day care allowance will be increased permanently.

    7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 80/2023 vpPassed

    Raising student loans and provider supplements

    The maximum amount of the government guarantee for student loans will be increased, and the provider supplement to the study grant for students providing for a child will be raised. At the same time, the number of student loan disbursement instalments during the academic year will be increased for upper secondary students.

    14 Dec 2023 · 12 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Markku Siponen 1

    92 jaa
    69 ei
  4. HE 74/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening general housing allowance rules

    The general housing allowance will be reduced and eligibility criteria tightened to save state expenditure. At the same time, housing allowance paid for owner-occupied homes will be abolished completely.

    14 Dec 2023 · 5 votes
    99 jaa
    79 ei
  5. HE 228/2022 vpPassed

    Lowering early childhood education fees

    Client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be reduced by raising the income thresholds used to determine fees by 33 per cent. The change will lower early childhood education and care fees particularly for middle-income families and make early childhood education and care free of charge for more families.

    20 Dec 2022 · 5 votes
    121 jaa
    31 ei
  6. HE 148/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Promoting equality and protection against discrimination

    Equality planning will be extended to early childhood education and care, and supervision of discrimination in working life will be enhanced. The definition of harassment will be broadened, and the right of persons with disabilities to reasonable accommodation will be clarified.

    8 Dec 2022 · 1 vote
    114 jaa
    38 ei
  7. HE 235/2022 vpPassed

    Extra child benefit in December 2022

    All recipients of child benefit will be paid double child benefit in December 2022. The extra child benefit will not reduce the social assistance received by the family.

    25 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 69/2026 vpIn progress

    Child home care allowance residence requirement

    Eligibility for child home care allowance will require at least three years of residence in Finland, and the allowance will be paid only to a parent who personally provides the primary care for the child. The change encourages immigrant families to enrol children in early childhood education and care and to access integration services and the labour market.

    10 Jun 2026 · no votes yet
  9. HE 112/2017 vpPassed

    Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share

    Municipalities' share of revenue from corporate income tax will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The amendment will compensate municipalities for revenue losses resulting from reductions in client fees for early childhood education and care.

    13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 115/2017 vpPassed

    Lowering early childhood education fees

    Early childhood education and care fees will be lowered for low- and middle-income families and families with multiple children. The reform aims to dismantle incentive traps and make taking up work more worthwhile.

    11 Dec 2017 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ritva Elomaa

    146 jaa
    35 ei
  11. HE 205/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering early childhood education and care fees

    Early childhood education and care fees for low-income families of two and three persons will be reduced, and the fee share for the second child will be lowered. An entirely new separate act will also be enacted on client fees in early childhood education and care.

    21 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 151/2016 vpPassed

    Small reduction in child benefit

    Monthly child benefit amounts will be slightly reduced from the beginning of 2017. However, the amount of the single-parent supplement will remain unchanged.

    25 Nov 2016 · 2 votes
    100 jaa
    61 ei
  13. HE 60/2016 vpWithdrawn

    Reforming early childhood education fees

    The maximum client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be increased, and fee criteria for part-time care will be harmonised. At the same time, fees for low-income single parents will be reduced to improve work incentives.

    9 Sep 2016 · no votes