Government bills61
- HE 166/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming rural development support 2023–2027
The rules governing rural business and project support will be reformed for the new EU programming period. All support applications will become fully digital and support payment procedures will be simplified.
16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming agricultural and reindeer structural support
Applications for structural support for agriculture and reindeer husbandry will become mainly electronic, and projects can be started at the applicant's own risk immediately after submitting an application. Young farmers will be made eligible for a state guarantee in connection with start-up aid, and basic drainage projects for agricultural land will be incorporated into agricultural investment aid.
16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Moving EU home affairs grants online
Applications for, disbursement of and reporting on grants from the EU's home affairs funds will be transferred to a new electronic information system. Organisations applying for grants and authorities will conduct transactions digitally using strong electronic identification.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a new environmental damage fund
A new state environmental damage fund will be established in Finland to compensate for environmental damage and response costs when the responsible party is insolvent or unknown. The fund's assets will be collected from companies posing environmental risks through statutory fees.
12 Dec 2022 · 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 153/2022 vpPassed
Changes to earned income taxation for 2023
The earned income taxation for 2023 will undergo the adjustments required by the health and social services reform and inflation, and the earned income tax credit for persons over 60 will be increased. In addition, the temporary increase in the deduction for commuting expenses will be extended and science and arts recognition awards will be made entirely tax-exempt.
7 Dec 2022 · 14 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Essayah 4
78 jaa63 ei - HE 69/2022 vpPassed
Standardising investment product key information documents
Basic information on mutual funds and other investment products will be presented to investors using an EU-wide standardised key information document. The reform will make it easier to compare different investment options and remove overlapping disclosure requirements for fund management companies.
11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Managing EU home affairs funding
Finland will introduce rules for managing EU home affairs funds for the 2021–2027 programming period. Funding will be directed towards asylum, migration, border security and internal security measures.
2 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 100/2021 vpPassed
Earlier bank resolution fund mutualisation
Finland would approve an amendment to the agreement concerning the EU banking union's resolution fund. The amendment would accelerate the mutualisation of banks' extraordinary ex-post contributions and strengthen the resolution fund's backstop facility.
12 Nov 2021 · 2 votes - HE 99/2021 vpPassed
Reforming the European stability mechanism
Finland will approve the amendments to the Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism. The reform will establish a backstop facility for the Single Resolution Fund for banks within the stability mechanism and clarify the conditions for supporting euro area countries in an economic crisis.
12 Nov 2021 · 6 votes - HE 110/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating cross-border marketing of funds
Rules on the marketing of mutual funds and alternative investment funds will be harmonised across the EU, making it easier to offer funds in other member states. At the same time, clear rules will be laid down for the pre-marketing and discontinuation of marketing of alternative investment funds.
10 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 114/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming EU fisheries and maritime support
Finland will introduce the new programming period of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for 2021–2027. The fund supports commercial fishing, aquaculture, fish processing and maritime policy.
29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 239/2020 vpPassed
Recovering unlawful venture capital aid
The state will be able to recover state aid for venture capital activities that has been granted unlawfully. Decisions on recovery and the determination of interest will be made by the Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland.
23 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming regional development and EU funding
Finland will introduce the rules for the 2021–2027 programming period of EU regional and structural policy and clarify national regional development. Applying for project grants, cost options, and administration will be simplified, and transactions will be brought together into a single digital system.
30 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2021 vpPassed
Safeguarding full-time commercial fishers
The turnover threshold for full-time commercial fishers would be maintained at 10,000 euros so that fishers do not lose their subsidies or fishing rights due to an increase in the value added tax (VAT) threshold. In addition, fisheries sector enterprises could receive investment subsidies in advance to alleviate the COVID-19 situation.
20 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 142/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Earned income and commuting tax relief
An index adjustment corresponding to the rise in earnings levels will be made to the earned income tax criteria for 2021 to prevent the taxation of earned income from tightening with inflation. At the same time, taxation on low-emission company cars, public transport tickets, and company bicycles will be eased.
14 Dec 2020 · 15 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 125 §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
32 jaa23 ei - HE 108/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising Kela benefit funding payments
Payment transactions between the state and Kela will be clarified and harmonised regarding benefits paid from the National Pension Fund. The change is administrative and will not affect the benefits received by citizens or their payment dates.
25 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2020 vpPassed
Funding and support for unemployment funds
The state supports unemployment funds with 62.2 million euros in additional funding to cover the costs increased by the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, rules are laid down to prevent sudden increases in fund membership fees.
26 Oct 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 48/2020 vpPassed
More flexible agricultural and forestry procedures
Support conditions and project deadlines in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and reindeer husbandry will be made more flexible due to the coronavirus epidemic. In addition, meetings can be held remotely and the validity of shooting test certificates for hunting will be extended.
27 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 63/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Sitra's governance structure
A dedicated supervisory board, separate from the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, will be established for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. At the same time, the composition of Sitra's board of directors and the position of the president will be reformed.
18 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 9 §, mietintö / Veikko Vallin
126 jaa33 ei