Government bills61
- HE 82/2019 vpPassed
Updating occupational safety fund provisions
The current official name of the Centre for Occupational Safety will be updated in the act on the occupational safety and health fund. Outdated statutory references will also be corrected.
28 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming liability for hazardous maritime transport
Finland will implement an international convention on compensation for damage caused by hazardous substances carried by sea. Shipowners will be subject to strict liability and mandatory insurance, supplemented by an international compensation fund.
28 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2017 vpLapsed
Reforming reimbursements for healthcare abroad
Costs of health services received in EU and EEA countries and Switzerland will be reimbursed on the same basis as corresponding care in Finland. Reimbursing services other than primary healthcare will require a referral or an assessment of the need for care.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 100/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming financial data and solvency rules
Financial market legislation will be aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and capital adequacy rules. The reform will clarify the maintenance of misconduct registers and strengthen the protection of banks' own funds.
19 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 306/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying taxation of foreign private equity
The tax treatment of foreign investors in Finnish private equity funds will be eased in situations where an investment is made through another fund. The change aims to remove tax obstacles and attract more international growth funding to Finland.
5 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 277/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying financial market regulation and supervision
Amendments will be made to financial markets legislation to strengthen regulatory supervision and investor protection, as well as to correct technical legislative errors remaining from previous EU regulation. The amendments will also clarify the operating conditions for non-EU investment firms in Finland.
21 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 192/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Sitra's official liability and appeal ban
Criminal liability for acts in office will be laid down for Sitra's management and employees. In addition, decisions made by Sitra on project and business funding will continue not to be open to appeal in court.
19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Updating oil pollution fund references
The Act on the Oil Pollution Compensation Fund would be updated to correspond to new rescue services legislation. The amendment would have no impact on the possibility of receiving compensation from the fund.
18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Implementing EU securitisation rules
EU rules on simple and transparent securitisation will be introduced in Finland. The Financial Supervisory Authority will be granted powers to supervise securitisation and impose sanctions for breaches of the rules.
3 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2018 vpPassed
Abolishing grain loan stores and seed funds
The obsolete Act on Grain Loan Stores and Seed Funds will be repealed. The remaining grain loan stores and funds will be abolished and their assets channelled to the promotion of agriculture.
29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 53/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the Employment Fund by merging funds
The Education Fund and the Unemployment Insurance Fund will be merged into a new Employment Fund from the start of 2019. The benefits granted by the funds and their financing will remain unchanged.
12 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2018 vpPassed
Extending start-up aid application deadlines
Young agricultural and reindeer husbandry entrepreneurs would be able to apply for start-up aid even after beginning operations. The aid would have to be applied for within two years of starting farm management.
18 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining EU home affairs funds
Programme amendments for EU home affairs funds will be streamlined by transferring minor and technical decisions from the Government to the Ministry of the Interior. At the same time, other revenue generated by projects will be taken into account in the amount of aid paid.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2016 vpPassed
Repealing Nordic Project Export Fund legislation
The separate act on the Nordic Project Export Fund will be repealed, as the fund has been abolished as an independent institution. Its operations continue as part of the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation.
14 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 165/2016 vpPassed
Centralising state financial administration tasks
Accounting, payment transaction and payroll tasks of government agencies and funds will be transferred to be handled centrally by the service centre for finance and HR. The reform aims to boost the efficiency of central government operations and achieve cost savings.
29 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 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 81/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming reindeer and natural livelihood support
The structural support schemes for reindeer husbandry, natural livelihoods and the Skolts will be aligned with EU rules, and support services will move online. At the same time, eligible targets will be reduced and legislative overlaps dismantled.
23 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising government grant payments
The disbursement, recovery and supervision of government grants and compensation granted by the ELY Centres will be centralised at the KEHA Centre. At the same time, the administrative duties of the Centre for Non-Military Service will be transferred from the Southeast Finland ELY Centre to the KEHA Centre.
18 Dec 2015 · 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