Government bills2695
- HE 125/2022 vpPassed
Tax treaty between Finland and Albania
Finland and Albania will introduce a bilateral income tax treaty to eliminate double taxation between the two countries. The treaty will also enhance information exchange between tax authorities and prevent tax evasion.
20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 124/2022 vpPassed
Repealing Netherlands Antilles savings tax act
Finland will repeal an outdated act concerning the automatic exchange of tax information on interest income with the Netherlands Antilles. Tax information will be exchanged under a broader international standard.
20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 120/2022 vpPassed
Transferring international environmental assessments to Syke
Practical official duties relating to transboundary environmental impact assessments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Environment to the Finnish Environment Institute. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the online publication of personal data in old assessment documents, and the obligation to assess public authorities' plans will be clarified.
20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing free leisure activities for schoolchildren
The Finnish model for leisure activities aimed at comprehensive school pupils will be enshrined in law, establishing the provision of free leisure activities in connection with the school day. At the same time, the criteria for government grants to youth sector organisations and youth centres will be clarified.
20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory gambling identification and payment blocking
Mandatory identification will be introduced for all Veikkaus gambling games, and payments transferred to unauthorised foreign gambling websites will begin to be blocked. Illegal marketing of gambling will be tackled with new fines and administrative penalty payments.
21 Dec 2021 · 15 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus 62 l § , mietintö / Riikka Purra , Mari-Leena Talvitie
82 jaa61 ei - HE 129/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming family leave and parental allowances
Parental leave and parental allowances will be divided equally between both parents, and leave can be used flexibly until the child reaches the age of two. In addition, employees will be entitled to five days of annual carer's leave to care for a close relative.
21 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
85 jaa62 ei - HE 209/2018 vpPassed
Participation in NATO's Iraq training mission
Finland will approve an agreement enabling Finnish soldiers to participate in a NATO-led training mission in Iraq. The mission supports and trains Iraq's own security forces without participating in combat operations.
23 Nov 2018 · 1 vote150 jaa11 ei - HE 37/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in public-service employment terms
Rules governing central and local government public-service employment will be harmonised with earlier amendments to the Employment Contracts Act. Long-term unemployed persons can be hired on fixed-term public-service relationships without a separate justification, probationary periods can be extended due to sick leave or family leave, and the re-employment period for dismissed employees will be shortened.
15 Nov 2018 · 5 votes100 jaa71 ei - HE 186/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing tax deductions for R&D cooperation
Companies will receive a significantly higher tax deduction for research and development activities carried out in cooperation with research organisations and higher education institutions. The amount of the deduction will triple, and its validity will be extended by two years.
13 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Paula Risikko
87 jaa63 ei - HE 78/2015 vpPassed
Raising morning and afternoon activity fees
The maximum client fees charged for school morning and afternoon activities would be increased. At the same time, municipalities' obligation to reduce or waive the fee for low-income families would be tightened.
17 Dec 2015 · 1 vote112 jaa70 ei - HE 43/2020 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2020
The second supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and opposition proposals in dissenting opinions.
27 Apr 2020 · 3 votes - HE 251/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining planning and building permits
Regulation and permit processes for planning and construction are eased. The reform would speed up plan amendments, facilitate construction, and expand location opportunities for large retail units.
7 Apr 2017 · 7 votes109 jaa46 ei - HE 138/2017 vpPassed
Raising taxes on heating fuels
Excise duties on heating fuels, power plant fuels, and fuels for non-road mobile machinery will be increased from the beginning of 2018. The change will raise the price of fossil fuels and district heating generated using them.
13 Dec 2017 · 9 votes163 jaa21 ei - HE 43/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening conditions for family reunification
Conditions for family reunification for recipients of international protection will be tightened by requiring applicants to have secure means of support. Those granted asylum can only apply to bring their family to Finland without an income threshold if the application is submitted within three months of the protection decision.
27 Jun 2016 · 3 votes102 jaa67 ei - HE 118/2017 vpPassed
Raising fisheries management fees
Fisheries management fees will rise from the beginning of 2018. The increases will ensure sufficient funds for the management of fishing waters and the promotion of fisheries.
11 Dec 2017 · 1 vote114 jaa68 ei - HE 270/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Downsizing and centralising district courts
The number of district courts in Finland will be reduced from 27 to 20, and their court locations will be cut. In addition, the handling of certain demanding categories of cases, such as company reorganisations and maritime law cases, will be centralised in fewer district courts than before.
24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote95 jaa77 ei - HE 94/2021 vpPassed
Expanding occupational safety enforcement powers
Occupational safety and health authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of work equipment online and the right to use data from the incomes register in monitoring working conditions. In addition, the authorities will be obliged to report suspected work-related human trafficking and chemical safety breaches to the police.
21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 269/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Coordinating and streamlining environmental permit procedures
At the applicant's request, different official permits for projects with an environmental impact may be coordinated in time on a one-stop-shop principle. The reform will combine consultations, requests for statements and processing stages for several permits into a single unified process.
22 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting electricity tax, raising heating taxes
The electricity tax on industry and data centres will be lowered significantly, while taxes on heating fuels will be increased. At the same time, the energy tax refund scheme for energy-intensive industry will be phased out.
14 Dec 2020 · 8 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 8 a §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
32 jaa23 ei - HE 70/2020 vpPassed
Extending sustainability criteria for biomass fuels
The act lays down new sustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass fuels, such as wood fuels and biogas. The amendment will ensure that bioenergy used in energy production is produced sustainably and that its emission reductions are adequate.
7 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote