Government bills189
- HE 66/2019 vpPassed
Raising taxes on transport fuels
Excise duty on petrol, diesel and other transport fuels will be increased. The change will raise fuel prices and increase central government tax revenue.
16 Dec 2019 · 2 votes94 jaa64 ei - HE 204/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary credit for high electricity bills
Households will temporarily be able to receive a household expenses tax credit for high electricity bills in their 2023 taxation. The credit will support households during a period of exceptionally high electricity costs.
21 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 202/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening corporate interest deduction rules
Companies' ability to deduct interest expenses in taxation using the balance sheet comparison will be restricted if interest is paid to significant owners. At the same time, companies carrying out public infrastructure projects will be permitted wider deduction of interest expenses.
21 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 185/2022 vpPassed
Raising and expanding the waste tax
The tax on waste delivered to landfill will be increased, and the tax will be extended to cover gypsum waste from construction and demolition sites as well as green liquor dregs from the forest industry. The objective of the amendment is to reduce waste disposal and increase material recycling and recovery.
16 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 152/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming taxation of biogas and electrofuels
A low EU minimum tax will be introduced for sustainable biogas used in heating and machinery instead of full tax exemption. At the same time, the tax rules for new renewable electrofuels will be clarified.
11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 137/2016 vpPassed
Abolishing confectionery and ice cream tax
The excise duty on confectionery and ice cream will be abolished. At the same time, unflavoured plant-based milk substitute drinks and ice cubes will be exempted from the soft drinks tax and the beverage packaging tax.
20 Dec 2016 · 3 votes111 jaa52 ei - HE 105/2022 vpPassed
Publishing subsequent tax adjustments
Adjustments and changes made to income and property taxation after the conclusion of taxation will become public. At the same time, information on the total amount of advance tax payments will be removed from public income tax data.
21 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2016 vpPassed
Raising property taxes for 2017
Minimum levels and permitted ranges for property taxes will be raised from 2017. The change will increase taxation on properties, holiday homes and unbuilt building sites in several municipalities.
11 Nov 2016 · 5 votes106 jaa39 ei - HE 82/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut in agricultural property tax
Agricultural operators will receive temporary support towards their 2022 property tax to ease the rise in production costs. The support will be granted on application as a property tax reduction or a tax refund.
1 Jul 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
88 jaa68 ei - HE 304/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying investment funds' tax exemption
Conditions for the tax exemption of investment funds and special investment funds will be laid down in more detail in the act. Tax exemption will be retained by funds that meet the specified requirements concerning aspects such as the number of unit holders and open-endedness.
11 Mar 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 3
102 jaa83 ei - HE 191/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Raising heating and machinery fuel taxes
Energy taxation on heating and machinery fuels as well as peat will be tightened, and double taxation of electricity storage will be eliminated. In addition, an energy tax refund on light fuel oil will temporarily be paid at an increased rate to agriculture.
14 Dec 2018 · 8 votes167 jaa11 ei - HE 20/2022 vpPassed
Establishing a UNICEF office in Finland
An innovation office of the UN children's fund UNICEF will be established in Finland. The agreement confirms the official status and privileges of the office and its staff in Finland.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising VAT on educational services
The exemption of educational services from value added tax (VAT) will be tied clearly to Finnish legislation. As a result, foreign fee-charging degree programmes sold in Finland will become subject to VAT in the same way as equivalent domestic education.
1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 137/2021 vpPassed
Easier customs clearance for Åland subscriptions
A simplified procedure will be created for the taxation of newspapers and periodicals subscribed to Åland from elsewhere in Finland or the EU. Subscribers will be able to declare and pay value added tax (VAT) collectively for the entire subscription period instead of declaring each issue separately.
24 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Additional fuel tax refund for agriculture
An additional tax refund will be paid to agricultural operators for light fuel oil used during 2017. The one-off support compensates for increased drying and machinery costs caused by poor weather conditions in autumn 2017.
6 Apr 2018 · 3 votes159 jaa20 ei - HE 216/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2022 budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2022 central government budget (HE 146/2021 vp), comprising adjustments made subsequently by the Government to the budget proposal. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
20 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Energy tax cuts and biogas excise duty
Electricity tax on heat pumps, electric boilers, the recycling industry and energy-efficient data centres will be reduced to a lower tax category. At the same time, an excise duty will be introduced on biogas used in transport, but its use for heating and small-scale production will remain tax-free.
17 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 213/2021 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax shares and penalties
Municipalities will be compensated for the tax revenue impacts of corporate tax changes by adjusting the apportionment of corporate tax between the state and municipalities. At the same time, tax surcharges will be eased for investors who opened multiple equity savings accounts by mistake.
15 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Matias Marttinen 3
87 jaa56 ei - HE 211/2021 vpPassed
Tightening interest deduction limitations
The ability of companies to deduct interest expenses in taxation using the balance sheet test will be tightened if the corporate group is financed by a significant owner. At the same time, infrastructure companies owned by public sector entities will be exempted from interest deduction limitations.
14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2021 vpPassed
Stricter supervision of corporate transfer pricing
Rules on the taxation of transactions between group companies are being reformed in line with international OECD guidelines. The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to assess intra-group arrangements on the basis of their actual substance and, in exceptional cases, disregard transactions lacking an economic rationale.
14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote