Government bills10
- HE 283/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving payment terms for food producers
Payment periods for food and agricultural products will be shortened and unpaid returns of products by retail stores will be prohibited. The reform will strengthen the position of agricultural producers and small food sector operators in relation to large buyers.
9 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 165/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming agricultural support for the EU
The agricultural support system will be reformed for the EU's 2023–2027 funding period by enacting new acts on direct payments to farmers, rural development compensations and the implementation of support. Previous complex payment entitlements will be abolished, aid applications will become fully electronic, and monitoring will transition to satellite tracking.
12 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut in agricultural property tax
Agricultural operators will receive temporary support towards their 2022 property tax to ease the rise in production costs. The support will be granted on application as a property tax reduction or a tax refund.
1 Jul 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
88 jaa68 ei - HE 52/2022 vpPassed
Additional energy tax refund for agriculture
A one-off additional refund will be paid to agricultural operators and greenhouse growers for fuel oils used in 2021. The aid will be paid automatically without a separate application to those who have applied for the standard energy tax refund.
25 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 193/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming organic production rules and supervision
Finland's organic production legislation will be reformed to comply with the European Union's new organic regulation. Authorities will receive new means to tackle non-compliance and misleading marketing.
21 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Fifth supplementary budget for 2020
The fifth supplementary budget for 2020, that is, amendments to the state budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions by the opposition.
1 Oct 2020 · 12 votes - HE 180/2016 vpPassed
Farm liquidity guarantees and repayment deferrals
State guarantees will be made available for liquidity loans granted by banks to farms in difficulty in 2016 and 2017. At the same time, the maximum period for repayment deferrals on farms' earlier loans will be extended.
7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2016 vpPassed
Publishing large business subsidies online
Business subsidies exceeding half a million euros will be published on a public website. Companies receiving energy tax subsidies will have to submit basic information to the authorities for aid monitoring.
20 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 142/2015 vpPassed
Expanding beef and crop producer organisations
Beef and arable crop producers will be able to establish officially recognised producer organisations and negotiate delivery contracts jointly. The amendment would strengthen farmers' bargaining power and the profitability of production in relation to industry and retail.
19 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2015 vpPassed
Updating conditions for plant pest compensation
State compensation paid for the eradication of plant pests will be aligned with European Union state aid rules. Large agricultural enterprises and certain undertakings in financial difficulty will be excluded from compensation.
15 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote