Government bills52
- HE 65/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Managing and supervising EU recovery funds
Rules will be established in Finland for the use, monitoring and supervision of EU recovery and resilience support. The reform will enable applying for and disbursing EU funding for domestic investments and projects.
22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 234/2018 vpPassed
Improving student financial aid for minors
Students under 18 years of age living independently will receive the basic amount of the study grant without taking parental income into account. In addition, grants and scholarships will no longer be counted as income in student financial aid.
18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming unemployment insurance contribution collection
Unemployment insurance contributions will, as a rule, be collected from employers based on actual wages reported to the incomes register. Employers may, however, still choose an advance payment based on an estimated payroll.
28 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 160/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Recruitment subsidy trial for first employee
A trial of a new financial subsidy for hiring a first external employee will be organised for sole traders and small enterprises. The trial will examine whether partially reimbursing wage costs promotes business growth and employment.
16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 214/2021 vpPassed
Temporary increase in student income limits
Students will be able to earn more wage income alongside student financial aid during 2022. The annual income limits for student financial aid will be temporarily increased by 25 per cent.
13 Dec 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
86 jaa63 ei - HE 202/2021 vpPassed
Extending unemployment security flexibilities through 2022
The temporary exceptions smoothing the processing and payment of unemployment benefits would be extended until the end of 2022. Unemployment benefits could still be paid in advance for up to six months, and the calculation of adjusted benefits would remain simplified.
17 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2021 vpPassed
Expanding occupational safety enforcement powers
Occupational safety and health authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of work equipment online and the right to use data from the incomes register in monitoring working conditions. In addition, the authorities will be obliged to report suspected work-related human trafficking and chemical safety breaches to the police.
21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 229/2016 vpPassed
Reforming student aid and increasing loans
The study grant for higher education students will be cut and the government guarantee for student loans will be increased, alongside students moving primarily under the general housing allowance. At the same time, the maximum aid period for higher education studies will be shortened and means-testing of student financial aid will be removed for some upper secondary students.
19 Dec 2016 · 2 votes101 jaa64 ei - 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 162/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Restoring secondary status of patient injury compensation
Compensation for loss of earnings paid for patient injury will become secondary in relation to earnings-related pensions. The change clarifies the payment of compensation to the injured party and reduces bureaucracy between insurance institutions.
2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2020 vpPassed
Abolishing advance unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions will be determined for all employers solely on the basis of actual wages paid. At the same time, the collection and refunding of training compensation amounts under 10 euros will be discontinued.
25 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2020 vpPassed
Easier combination of work and adult education
Adult education allowance is reformed to make combining work and study more worthwhile and flexible than before. The amount of the allowance will be adjusted directly on the basis of monthly wage data from the incomes register.
2 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2019 vpPassed
Terminating obsolete savings income agreements
Finland will terminate obsolete agreements on the taxation of savings income concluded with eight British territories. The exchange of information will continue under more modern international standards.
6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2019 vpPassed
Preventing tax avoidance by multinational companies
The opportunities for multinational companies to avoid taxes by exploiting differences between national tax systems will be restricted. Companies will no longer be able to use artificial arrangements to deduct the same expenses in multiple countries or leave income entirely untaxed.
19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying earnings-related pension determination and administration
The accrual of earnings-related pension during periods of sickness and parental allowance will be aligned with the new annual earnings system. At the same time, the processing of pension matters will be streamlined and pension accrual from undeclared work will be restricted.
18 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 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 315/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming criteria for athlete pensions
Income limits for supplementary athlete pensions can be derogated from in the case of exceptionally successful Olympic and Paralympic winners. In addition, a previously granted partial pension can be increased to a full pension if an athlete's livelihood permanently deteriorates.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 1/2016 vpLapsed
Increasing day, fixed and corporate fines
The amounts of day fines, summary penal fees and corporate fines imposed for offences and traffic violations will be increased significantly. The increases aim to generate tens of millions of euros in additional annual revenue for the state.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 296/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daily allowance income bases
Kela's sickness and parental allowances as well as rehabilitation allowance will be determined on the basis of the applicant's recent annual income instead of outdated taxation data. The information will be obtained directly from the incomes register, so applicants and employers do not need to submit separate income statements.
8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote