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- HE 121/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Third supplementary budget for 2022
The third supplementary budget for 2022, introducing amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions tabled by the opposition.
15 Sep 2022 · 4 votes - HE 269/2022 vpPassed
Reforming health and social organisation funding
State grants for health and social services organisations will be paid directly from the state budget instead of gambling proceeds. A separate act will be enacted on grant activities for organisations and the duties of the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 215/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying employment versus self-employment
A rule on overall assessment will be added to the Employment Contracts Act for situations where it is unclear whether an individual is working under an employment relationship or as an entrepreneur. The amendment will make it easier to identify the correct form of work and prevent employment relationships from being disguised as commission assignments.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 303/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening supervision of underpayment
The occupational safety and health authority will be able to oblige an employer to pay an employee the minimum wage under a generally applicable collective agreement, enforced with a conditional fine. In addition, the authority must report detected offences of fraud and usury to the police and serious workplace indoor air problems to the municipality.
10 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing and supervision of crypto-asset services
Crypto-asset service providers will be required to hold an official authorisation instead of previous registration, and their operations will come under stricter regulatory supervision. At the same time, authorised companies will be able to provide their services throughout the EU.
26 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2024 vpPassed
Earlier effective date for tax cards
Tax cards for a new tax year will take effect immediately on 1 January, and their income limits will be calculated for the entire calendar year. The previous year's tax rate will no longer be applied automatically in January.
25 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 306/2022 vpPassed
Improving occupational safety and well-being
The Occupational Safety and Health Act will be reformed so that employers take better account of employee ageing as well as mental and physical workload. The amendments will support coping at work and the extension of working careers, especially for employees over 55 years of age.
2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reinstating statutory workplace accident investigations
Investigations into serious workplace accidents will be provided for by law, allowing accident investigations suspended for data protection reasons to resume and be extended to agriculture. In addition, administrative streamlining and technical revisions will be made to occupational accident, motor liability and patient insurance legislation.
18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating research use of statistical data
An official researcher and data service will be created for Statistics Finland, through which researchers and authorities can access datasets more quickly and extensively. At the same time, Statistics Finland's rights to collect data from various registers will be expanded.
18 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 292/2022 vpPassed
Air transport agreement between Finland and Cambodia
Finland will bring into force a new air transport agreement with Cambodia. The agreement establishes formal rules for direct and transit air traffic between the countries.
17 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming maritime traffic management and reporting systems
Rules on vessel traffic management and port notifications will be updated to comply with international and EU requirements. At the same time, Finland's maritime reporting system will be replaced by a new harmonised information system.
20 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 44/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing radio must-carry obligations
Cable operators and housing companies will no longer need to distribute Yle radio channels in their cable networks. The change will free up network capacity for faster and higher-quality broadband connections.
13 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 139/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up law enforcement information exchange
Information exchange between the Finnish police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard and authorities in other EU countries will be harmonised and expedited. The authorities will gain access to a centralised system and stricter time limits for the disclosure of criminal information.
12 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Digital badges and study centre funding
Skills acquired in liberal adult education could be demonstrated through official digital open badges recorded in the national register of education records. At the same time, rules on training subsidies paid by study centres to organisations and the oversight of political party funding would be clarified.
15 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2023 vpRejected
Lowering central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer percentage for basic municipal services will be lowered from the start of 2024. At the same time, the rules for correcting calculation errors in central government transfer decisions will be specified.
14 Dec 2023 · 7 votesClosest vote · 21 § , mietintö / Eemeli Peltonen
120 jaa56 ei - HE 37/2023 vpPassed
Lowering beer tax and raising other alcohol taxes
The excise duty on beer will be reduced, while taxes on wines, spirits and intermediate products will be increased. As a result of the changes, the price of beer will fall slightly, whereas the prices of other alcoholic beverages will rise.
14 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lain liite , mietintö / Lauri Lyly , Katri Kulmuni
92 jaa77 ei - HE 158/2024 vpPassed
Clarifying VAT and late-filing penalties
A late-filing penalty can be imposed directly under the law also when excess refundable value added tax (VAT) has been declared. In addition, the Intervention Fund for Agriculture will regain the right to deduct VAT.
11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 79/2023 vpPassed
Introducing a common USB-C charging port
Charging ports on electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, will be standardised to the USB-C standard. Consumers must also be given the option to buy a device without a charger.
12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2023 vpPassed
Assigning data intermediation supervision to Traficom
Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will begin supervising data intermediation services and data sharing for the public benefit in Finland. The agency will be able to issue reprimands and impose financial penalty payments on operators that violate the rules.
12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote