The Riigikogu did not support amendment of the Land Tax Act

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The Bill on Partial Repeal of the Act on Amendments to the Land Tax (489 SE), initiated by Isamaa Parliamentary Group, provided that the Act on Amendments to the Land Tax Act, passed in the Riigikogu on 19 June this year, should be repealed in the part that it has not entered into force and that large-scale  increases in land tax and the elimination of the tax exemption on the land under homes should be precluded in the future.

Rain Epler (Estonian Conservative People’s Party) took the floor during the debate.

The lead committee moved to reject the Bill at the first reading. 35 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of the motion and 12 were against. The Bill was dropped from the legislative proceedings.

The  Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu “Formation of the Riigikogu committee of investigation to investigate the facts relating to  the Rail Baltic project” (460 OE),  submitted by the Estonian Centre Party Group,  provided for the formation of a Riigikogu committee of investigation with the task of checking if the project complied with the Rail Baltic Agreement ratified by the Riigikogu in 2017, ascertaining the total budget and funding options for the project as well as making a proposal to the Riigikogu and the Government  on how to proceed with the project if necessary.

The lead committee moved to reject the draft Resolution at the first reading. 48 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of the motion and 22 were against. The draft Resolution was dropped from the legislative proceedings.

The Bill on Amendments to the Public Holidays and Days of National Importance Act (453 SE), initiated by the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Group, was intended to amend the Public Holidays and Days of National Importance Act by adding a provision that would make Easter Monday a public holiday and a day of rest and would give an additional day of rest when the national day or a public holiday falls on a weekend.

During the debate, Riina Solman (Isamaa), Vladimir Belobrovtsev (Centre Party) and Arvo Aller (Estonian Conservative People’s Party) took the floor.

The lead committee moved to reject the Bill at the first reading. 43 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of the motion and 24 were against. The Bill was dropped from the legislative proceedings.

The Bill on Amendments to the Termination of Pregnancy and Sterilisation Act (459 SE), initiated by Member of the  Riigikogu Varro Vooglaid, was intended to include in the Act a provision that would prohibit state funding of elective termination of pregnancy.

During the debate, Irja Lutsar took the floor on behalf of Estonia 200 Parliamentary Group, Züleyxa Izmailova on behalf of the Social Democratic Party Parliamentary Group, Priit Sibul on behalf of Isamaa Parliamentary Group and Helle-Moonika Helme on behalf of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party Parliamentary Group.

The lead committee moved to reject the Bill at the first reading. 35 members of the Riigikogu voted in favour of the motion and 16 were against. The Bill was dropped from the legislative proceedings.

The replying to the interpellations concerning the impact of tax amendments on the state budget (No. 648) and a planned change in excise duty (No. 651) was excluded from the agenda on the motion of interpellators. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi was to reply.

Rain Epler took the floor during the open microphone.

The sitting ended at 9.03 p.m.

Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)

Video recording will be available to watch later on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.

Riigikogu Press Service
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Source: Parliament of Estonia