Government bills8
- HE 184/2024 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for Yle
No annual index increases will be made to the state funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2025–2027. The company's funding will remain at the 2024 level during this period.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 283/2018 vpPassed
Reforming VAT collection on digital services
The collection procedure and sanctions for value added tax (VAT) on electronic services, telecommunications services and broadcasting services will be harmonised with other self-assessed taxes. Supervision and tax collection by the Finnish Tax Administration will be automated to align with the general taxation procedure.
18 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2018 vpPassed
Easing VAT on e-commerce
Value added tax will be simplified for small businesses selling digital services in cross-border EU trade. Small businesses will be able to pay value added tax to their home country if sales of services to other EU countries remain below 10,000 euros.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Deregulating communications and media operations
Time limits on radio advertising and specific provisions on tied sales of mobile phones will be abolished. At the same time, accessibility obligations for major commercial television channels and conditions for operating licences will be clarified.
11 Dec 2017 · 4 votesClosest vote · 40 §, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
163 jaa16 ei - HE 146/2016 vpPassed
Freezing index increases to Yle funding
No index increases matching the rise in cost levels will be made to the funding Yleisradio receives from the state in 2017 and 2018. The annual appropriation received by the company will remain unchanged at approximately 508 million euros.
18 Nov 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Katja Taimela
97 jaa58 ei - HE 67/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming radio equipment and internet regulation
EU rules on radio equipment and net neutrality will be introduced in Finland, and licensing procedures for television and radio broadcasting will be clarified. At the same time, the use of anonymised radio communication data in new types of business will be permitted as a five-year trial.
1 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2015 vpPassed
Expanding international protection for record producers
Finland will remove old restrictions it made to international copyright conventions. The nationality of a music producer will be sufficient to guarantee copyright protection regardless of the country in which the recording was made.
14 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2015 vpPassed
Freezing index increases to Yle funding
No annual cost-of-living increase will be made to state funding for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2016. The funding received by the company will remain at the same level as the previous year.
4 Dec 2015 · 1 vote102 jaa59 ei