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Merja Rasinkangas

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  1. HE 196/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating minimum taxation for large groups

    The legislation on minimum taxation for large groups will be updated in line with international guidelines. At the same time, large corporate groups will be given the opportunity to apply to the Finnish Tax Administration for an advance ruling, and a provision to prevent tax avoidance will be added to the act.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Absent
    13 Mar 2026 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement 2

    110 jaa
    55 ei
  2. HE 194/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising security of supply fees

    The security of supply fee on electricity will be increased and fuel fees will be tied to their energy content from April 2026. The reform will increase the revenue of the National Emergency Supply Fund, which will slightly raise the price of electricity for consumers and businesses.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Absent
    13 Mar 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Proposed statement

    109 jaa
    56 ei
  3. HE 6/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Minimum tax relief for large groups

    New international exception rules will be added to the minimum taxation of large corporate groups, reducing companies' tax and reporting burden. Corporate groups will be able to utilise research and investment subsidies, for example, without them automatically leading to the payment of additional tax.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    12 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 4/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming battery and waste shipment rules

    Provisions on extended producer responsibility for batteries and accumulators and on international waste shipments are reformed to bring them into line with EU regulation. At the same time, the cost liability of producers of electrical and electronic equipment for legacy equipment is limited.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 177/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Organising supervision of ESG ratings

    The Financial Supervisory Authority will be designated as the Finnish authority supervising sustainability and responsibility ratings for companies and financial products. The change aligns national legislation with a new EU regulation.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 7/2025 vpPassed

    Making ASP saving terms more flexible

    The home saving scheme (ASP) aimed at first-time home buyers will be reformed and its provisions consolidated into a single act. The upper age limit for saving will be abolished, the number of repayment-free periods increased, and the minimum saving period will begin to be counted in months rather than quarters.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    15 May 2025 · 2 votes
    102 jaa
    52 ei
  7. HE 185/2025 vpPassed

    Reforming precious metal hallmarking and supervision

    Fineness and hallmarking requirements for precious metal products will be updated to comply with an international convention. The precious metal content of products will become clearer for consumers, and the inspection powers of the supervisory authority will be clarified.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    6 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 160/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining commercialisation of recycled materials

    Approval of waste and industrial side streams as recycled products will become easier and faster. Companies will be able to apply for product status for their material through a lighter official decision than before, without a burdensome environmental permit process.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    4 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 78/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening financial steering of wellbeing services counties

    The state will introduce an anticipatory financial steering procedure for wellbeing services counties whose financial management is at risk. At the same time, the threshold for initiating an assessment procedure for a wellbeing services county will be lowered, and the possibility of examining mergers of counties will be accelerated.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    18 Dec 2024 · 5 votes
    106 jaa
    90 ei
  10. HE 120/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting municipal wage subsidies

    Wage subsidies paid to municipalities will be restricted so that they are granted only for hiring persons with partial work ability or long-term unemployed persons aged 60 or over. At the same time, employment service and compulsory work duties during states of emergency under the Emergency Powers Act will be transferred to the new employment authorities.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    17 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    54 ei
  11. HE 147/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Competitive tendering for offshore wind power

    Clear rules and a competitive tendering model will be established for the construction of offshore wind power in Finland's exclusive economic zone. The Government will select suitable maritime areas, and the Energy Authority will tender the rights to exploit them to companies.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    16 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 126/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening housing allowance and asset limits

    Asset limits and restrictions will be introduced for the general housing allowance and the housing allowance for pensioners, reducing or terminating support for households with assets. In addition, housing allowance will decrease in six cities due to a reduction in the maximum limits for housing costs.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes
    112 jaa
    56 ei
  13. HE 70/2024 vpPassed

    Tightening funding for wellbeing services counties

    The rules governing central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be amended by introducing a graduated deductible to the retrospective adjustment and by taking changes in the level of client fees into account in the funding in advance. The amendments aim to encourage wellbeing services counties to curb the growth of costs.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    13 Dec 2024 · 6 votes
    99 jaa
    70 ei
  14. HE 71/2026 vpIn progress

    Safety investigations into severe cyber incidents

    The Safety Investigation Authority will be granted powers to investigate extremely severe cybersecurity incidents that threaten the functioning of society. At the same time, the Safety Investigation Act will be updated to meet the requirements of the European Union Marine Accident Investigation Directive.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  15. HE 196/2024 vpPassed

    Accelerating permit procedures for critical raw materials

    Raw material projects deemed strategic by the EU will be given priority in the processing of environmental and water permits and before the courts. In addition, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland will become a nationwide single point of contact that coordinates permit procedures and monitors their time limits.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 107/2024 vpPassed

    Raising vehicle tax on electric cars

    Vehicle tax on all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids will increase. The new tax rates will apply from the beginning of 2026.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    10 Dec 2024 · 4 votes
    162 jaa
    19 ei
  17. HE 127/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering elderly care staffing ratio

    The statutory minimum staffing ratio for 24-hour care for older people will decrease to 0.6 workers per client from the beginning of 2025. The previous plan to raise the staffing ratio to 0.7 workers is cancelled completely.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    28 Nov 2024 · 8 votes
    115 jaa
    50 ei
  18. HE 113/2024 vpPassed

    Cutting state funding for churches

    The state will cut funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church by a total of 20 million euros from 2025 onwards. The saving will balance central government finances in a situation where the tax revenues of the churches are estimated to increase correspondingly due to other tax changes.

    Merja Rasinkangas: Yes
    28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes
    117 jaa
    40 ei
  19. HE 195/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying environmental penal provisions

    Penal provisions concerning fluorinated greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances and the reporting of industrial emissions data will be clarified in line with EU regulation. The acts will define more precisely the acts and omissions for which a fine may be imposed.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    25 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 137/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying ministry practices and regulatory evaluation

    The status of the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Assessment will be established in law, and uniform ground rules will be created for internal duty assignments within ministries. At the same time, releasing the Government's own archive materials for scientific research will be clarified.

    Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded
    25 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote
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