Government bills9
- 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 34/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Income tax and inheritance payment changes
Income tax on wage earners would be eased through an index adjustment and an increase in the earned income tax credit, and the payment period for inheritance tax would be extended to ten years before enforcement. At the same time, the household expenses tax credit would be extended to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, but the deductible for travel expenses would rise.
13 Dec 2023 · 29 votes - HE 275/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Tax reform for equity savings accounts
A new equity savings account will be introduced in Finland, within which gains from share trading and dividends are taxed only when funds are withdrawn from the account. At the same time, the tax treatment of endowment insurance and capitalisation agreements will be reformed so that withdrawals are taxed on the proportional share of the yield.
9 May 2019 · 15 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 4
96 jaa77 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 124/2018 vpPassed
Easing income tax and increasing deductions
The income thresholds of the income tax scale for 2019 and several tax deductions would be increased to ease taxation on earned income. In addition, the maximum amount of the deduction for secondary accommodation for work and tax-exempt travel allowances for voluntary workers would be increased.
3 Dec 2018 · 33 votes - 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