Government bills2695
- HE 76/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising accounting size thresholds for businesses
The monetary size thresholds for company categories in accounting will be raised by 25 per cent due to inflation. The change will reduce the administrative burden on companies and ease their reporting obligations.
25 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2024 vpPassed
Land rental income as capital income
Income received from renting out fields and forests will be taxed directly as capital income instead of agricultural income. Rental income from a farm's own buildings and their building sites will remain under agricultural taxation.
25 Oct 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Joona Räsänen
117 jaa64 ei - HE 95/2024 vpPassed
Extending price caps for Kela taxis
The maximum price regulation for taxi journeys reimbursed by Kela will be extended by two years until the end of 2026. Clients will continue to pay only the statutory co-payment for their treatment journeys.
18 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 246/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming client data and medication lists
Rules on the processing of client data in health and social services will be compiled into a single new act and aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The reform will also enable the introduction of an up-to-date national medication list.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2021 vpPassed with amendments
State company for partial-capacity employment
A wholly state-owned company, Työkanava Oy, will be established in Finland to provide work for people with partial work capacity who are in a difficult position. The company aims to strengthen employees' skills and support their transition to the open labour market.
23 Mar 2022 · 1 vote98 jaa27 ei - HE 87/2024 vpPassed
Raising insurance brokers' minimum liability coverage
The minimum amounts of liability insurance required of insurance brokers will be increased due to inflation. In addition, specifying references to the Whistleblower Protection Act will be added to insurance legislation.
15 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 328/2022 vpPassed
Separate compensation for hospital emergency services
The state may start paying separate compensation to the wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Savo for additional costs arising from maintaining two round-the-clock hospital emergency departments. The objective of the support is to help ensure the continuation of 24-hour emergency services at the Kemi and Savonlinna hospitals.
7 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 231/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming penalties for transporting dangerous goods
Penalties for minor infractions related to the transport of dangerous goods will change from criminal fines to administrative fees. The police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard will be able to impose a traffic penalty fee directly for such acts, and supervisory agencies will be able to impose a penalty payment.
7 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 271/2022 vpPassed
Approving a counter-terrorism treaty
Finland will approve the Council of Europe Additional Protocol on the prevention of terrorism and intensify international information exchange on foreign terrorist fighters. At the same time, the Criminal Code will be amended so that receiving training is also punishable for less serious terrorist offences.
6 Mar 2023 · 1 vote - HE 101/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening legal protection for posted workers
The protection of workers posted temporarily to Finland from abroad will be improved by prohibiting employers from penalising workers who claim their rights or contact authorities. At the same time, unnecessary administrative obligations will be cut for foreign companies and Finnish contracting entities.
21 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2023 vpPassed
Convention against workplace violence and harassment
Finland is to approve the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention protecting employees and others in the world of work from violence and harassment. The convention obliges the state and employers to prevent inappropriate conduct in working life and to strengthen legal remedies for victims.
21 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2024 vpPassed
Reasonable late fees for housing registration
Late fees charged for delays in registering ownership of housing company shares will be adjusted to a reasonable level. Fees will no longer accumulate on a compound interest basis, preventing penalties from escalating to unreasonable amounts.
9 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining property transactions and registrations
Procedures for property transactions and registration will be made more flexible, and electronic services will be facilitated. Parties to a property transaction will be able to agree bindingly on a deposit or a cancellation fee without an attesting notary.
9 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 309/2022 vpRejected
Adjusting transitional balancing for wellbeing services counties
The reduction in central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be cushioned by permanently capping the drop in funding at a lower level than before. In addition, wellbeing services counties can enter a one-off funding adjustment payable for 2023 into that same year's financial results to ease their finances.
28 Feb 2023 · rejected without a vote - HE 105/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Epidemic compensation for social assistance recipients
Recipients of basic social assistance will be paid a temporary epidemic compensation in autumn 2020 to compensate for additional living costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The compensation does not need to be applied for separately, as Kela will pay it automatically.
2 Oct 2020 · 2 votes34 jaa22 ei - HE 105/2023 vpPassed
Clarifying criminalisation of misappropriating EU funds
The misappropriation of European Union funds and attempts to do so will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code. At the same time, corporate criminal liability will be extended to certain bribery and misappropriation offences that damage the EU's finances.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 109/2023 vpPassed
Flexibility for supplementary pension institutions
The administration of supplementary pension foundations and funds will be facilitated by giving pensioners and employee representatives a stronger role in decision-making. At the same time, the rules on investment activities and the covering of pension liabilities of supplementary pension institutions will be made more flexible.
14 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 327/2022 vpPassed
Cost support for agriculture and aquaculture
Temporary cost support will be paid to agriculture and aquaculture operators to alleviate the sharp rise in the prices of electricity and fertilisers. The aim of the support is to safeguard the liquidity of farms, domestic food production and security of supply.
23 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 314/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing pharmacy substitution for biological medicines
Pharmacies will be required to substitute expensive biological medicines with cheaper equivalents, known as biosimilars. At the same time, biological medicines will be brought within the reference price system for medicine reimbursements to reduce medicine costs.
21 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Forced marriage annulment and child marriage restrictions
A marriage entered into under duress could be dissolved by annulment, returning the person's marital status to what it was prior to the marriage. In addition, marriages entered into abroad while a minor would be recognised in Finland only in exceptional cases if one of the spouses was living in Finland when the marriage was entered into.
20 Feb 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pihla Keto-Huovinen
125 jaa36 ei