Government bills2695
- HE 90/2019 vpPassed
Closer customs cooperation with Iran
Finland and Iran agree on inter-agency cooperation to combat and investigate customs offences. The countries will be able to provide each other with mutual assistance and exchange information when investigating customs offences.
21 Feb 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting obligations for cross-border tax arrangements
Tax experts and businesses will be required to report cross-border arrangements that may involve tax evasion or tax avoidance to the Finnish Tax Administration. The Finnish Tax Administration will exchange the information automatically with tax authorities in other EU countries.
19 Dec 2019 · 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 61/2019 vpPassed
Leave to appeal in municipal appeals
Decisions on municipal appeals issued by an administrative court may only be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court with leave to appeal. The reform will speed up the process of municipal decisions becoming final and clarify appeal practices.
19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2019 vpPassed
Doubling depreciation on machinery and equipment
Businesses and agricultural operators will be able to claim double tax depreciation on investments in new machinery and equipment in the tax years 2020–2023. This will accelerate the deduction of acquisition costs for tax purposes and encourage new investments.
18 Dec 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Ville Vähämäki
96 jaa64 ei - HE 76/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing corporate exit taxation
A tax will be introduced for companies in situations where they transfer their assets or business outside Finland's taxing rights. Under certain conditions, the tax imposed on unrealised capital gains accrued on the assets may be paid in instalments over five years.
18 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 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 - HE 79/2019 vpPassed
Substantially increasing export financing authorisations
The maximum authorisations for Finnish export guarantees, export credits and interest equalisation will be raised substantially. The change will safeguard the financing opportunities and competitiveness of Finnish export companies on international markets.
17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming feed control and export duties
Feed legislation will be brought into line with the European Union's Official Controls Regulation and national agency reforms. An official duty to support feed exports will be laid down in law for the Finnish Food Authority, and the protection of persons reporting infringements of regulations will be strengthened.
17 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 81/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring health technology supervision to Fimea
Supervision and licensing duties for medical devices, biobanks, tissue establishments, and gene technology will be transferred from Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) to Fimea (the Finnish Medicines Agency). The reform will bring the sector's product and safety supervision together into a single agency.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Technical update of appeal provisions
References to the old Administrative Judicial Procedure Act in acts within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Finance will be replaced with references to the new Act on Judicial Proceedings in Administrative Matters. At the same time, provisions that will be laid down directly in the new general act will be removed from the acts.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and streamlining food control
The rules on food control will be reformed and authorities' supervisory powers increased, including with regard to online sales. At the same time, red tape related to food business operators' in-house control will be reduced.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2019 vpPassed
Restoring full-time early childhood education
All children will again be entitled to full-time early childhood education and care regardless of their parents' labour market status or family leave. At the same time, private child care allowance will be paid in full without means testing.
16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
128 jaa33 ei - HE 32/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding electronic identification and authorisation
A new electronic identification means will be created for foreign citizens to interact with public authorities, and the use of European identification means in Finnish services will be expanded. In addition, electronic mandates can also be registered at public authority service points without having personal online banking credentials.
16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2019 vpPassed
Adjusting municipal central government transfers
Central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services will be increased and the criteria for determining them will be adjusted for 2020. At the same time, compensation for tax revenue losses resulting from changes in tax legislation will be transferred to a separate budget item.
16 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 96/2019 vpPassed
Transferring remediation grant payment duties
Payment and recovery of government grants awarded for investigating and remediating contaminated land areas will be transferred from the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the Development and Administrative Centre. The amendment will harmonise government grant payment practices across central government.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2019 vpPassed
Continuing funding for North Calotte training
Finland will approve the co-operation agreement with Sweden and Norway concerning the North Calotte Education Foundation for the years 2020–2023. The agreement guarantees Finnish students training places in vocational labour market training organised by the foundation.
12 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote