Government bills191
- HE 61/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up unemployment benefit payments
The processing and payment of unemployment benefit applications will be temporarily streamlined to clear the application backlog caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Benefits can be paid in advance for longer than before, and the means test for the labour market subsidy as well as certain adjustment rules will be waived for a fixed period.
6 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Temporarily easing enforcement proceedings
Due to the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the conditions for enforcement will be temporarily eased. Debtors will find it easier to obtain additional payment time, relief from distraint, and postponements of evictions.
29 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 33/2020 vpPassed
Lowering late payment interest on taxes
Late payment interest charged on tax payment arrangements and postponements will be temporarily reduced to 4 per cent. The change supports businesses and other taxpayers facing payment difficulties due to the coronavirus epidemic.
23 Apr 2020 · 5 votesClosest vote · 5 e §, Mietintö / Ville Vähämäki
31 jaa22 ei - HE 32/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Compensating municipalities for delayed tax revenue
The state will temporarily compensate municipalities for tax revenue whose accrual is delayed due to tax payment relief granted to businesses. The amount paid will be deducted from municipalities' central government transfer compensations the following year, when the delayed taxes accrue.
23 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 95/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Fees for health and social data
The Social and Health Data Permit Authority will be able to charge a fee for the extraction and processing of datasets related to data requests. At the same time, controllers providing data will receive compensation for their delivery costs.
17 Dec 2019 · 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 81/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring health technology supervision to Fimea
Supervision and licensing duties for medical devices, biobanks, tissue establishments, and gene technology will be transferred from Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) to Fimea (the Finnish Medicines Agency). The reform will bring the sector's product and safety supervision together into a single agency.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Easing Incomes Register reporting requirements
Deadlines for reporting to the Incomes Register will be extended and reporting obligations eased in several everyday situations. At the same time, the introduction of late-filing penalties for the Incomes Register will be postponed by one year.
13 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2019 vpPassed
Transferring remediation grant payment duties
Payment and recovery of government grants awarded for investigating and remediating contaminated land areas will be transferred from the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the Development and Administrative Centre. The amendment will harmonise government grant payment practices across central government.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming animal and food import controls
A new act will clarify the supervision of imports of animals, food, and feed from outside the EU. An administrative penalty payment may be imposed for violations of import rules.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2019 vpPassed
Abolishing the waste oil charge
The waste oil charge levied on lubricating oils and preparations will be abolished from the beginning of 2020. However, government grants for waste oil management may be paid from previously accumulated funds until the end of 2021.
22 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2019 vpPassed
Lowering the aviation supervisory fee
The supervisory fee charged per air passenger would be reduced by ten cents per passenger. The amendment adjusts fee revenue to match the authority's supervisory costs following growth in passenger volumes.
8 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2019 vpPassed
Air transport agreement between Finland and Mexico
Finland and Mexico would bring into force a bilateral air transport agreement. The agreement would enable the opening of flight connections and scheduled services between the two countries.
11 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2019 vpPassed
Opening air transport between Finland and Chile
Finland and Chile agree to open air services between the two countries without route or capacity restrictions. The agreement allows for the development of air connections and cooperation between airlines between the countries.
11 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2019 vpPassed
Air transport agreement with Kenya
Finland and Kenya will implement an air services agreement between the two countries. The agreement opens up the aviation market and enables the establishment of flight connections between the countries.
10 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 197/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming water traffic rules and boating
The rules for waterborne traffic will be brought together into a single new act, and a clear responsibility of the master will be defined for recreational craft. At the same time, boat rental will be made easier, and administrative traffic penalty fees will begin to be imposed for minor infractions instead of petty fines.
12 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 314/2018 vpLapsed
Road tax for heavy goods vehicles
A new time-based road tax will be introduced in Finland for heavy goods vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes. At the same time, vehicle tax on domestic lorries will be reduced so that their overall tax burden does not increase on average.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 310/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming health and social services fees
The legislation on client fees for health and social services will be comprehensively reformed and brought to the statutory level. Healthcare services for minors will become free of charge, the fee cap will be expanded, and the fee criteria for housing services will be harmonised.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 297/2018 vpLapsed
Abolishing Kela reimbursements for private care
Kela reimbursements for private doctors, dental care and patient transport will be abolished. The corresponding public funding will be transferred to the future regions as part of the health and social services reform.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 262/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming food and health protection supervision
The Food Act will be reformed to reduce bureaucracy in official supervision and for operators. At the same time, an annual supervision fee of 150 euros will be introduced for food and health protection operators.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes