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Estonia · Riigikogu · 2 September 2026
The bill provides for the cancellation of the tax reduction granted to online casinos and the restoration of the tax rates that preceded it. The tax rate is set at 7 percent.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 18 June 2026
The bill provides for the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the passenger car registration fee.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 17 June 2026
Eelnõus tehakse muudatusettepanekud keelevaldkonna õigusraamistiku ajakohastamiseks, et tugevdada eesti keele staatust riigikeelena ning eesti keele positsiooni ja nähtavust teeninduses. Muudatuste eesmärk on tagada, et eesti keel oleks ühiskonnas peamine teabe- ja suhtluskeel. Olulisemad muudatused puudutavad platvormitööd tegevatele isikutele keelenõuete kehtestamist. Ühistranspordiseaduse muudatuse sisuks on taksojuhile nõutaval tasemel riigikeele oskuse nõude sätestamine teenindajakaardi saamise eeldusena. Huvikooli seaduse muudatusega sätestatakse, et õppetöö huvikoolis toimub eesti keeles.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 15 June 2026
Lähtudes vajadusest tugevdada avalikkuse usaldust riigi osalusega äriühingute juhtimise vastu ning ennetada huvide konflikte avaliku vara valitsemisel tehakse valitsusele ettepanek töötada välja ja esitada vajalikud õigusaktide muudatused, millega kehtestatakse riigi osalusega äriühingute nõukogude liikmetele kohustus esitada majanduslike huvide deklaratsioonid ning tagatakse nende avalikustamine seaduses sätestatud korras.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 15 June 2026
Lähtudes vajadusest tagada ettevõtluskeskkonna läbipaistvus ning toetada korruptsiooni, rahapesu ja varjatud huvide vastast võitlust, tehakse valitsusele ettepanek loobuda tegelike kasusaajate andmete põhjendamatust avalikkuse eest salastamisest ning tagada andmetele võrdne, läbipaistev ja seaduspärane juurdepääs kooskõlas avaliku huvi ja õiguspärase kasutuse põhimõtetega.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 April 2026
The bill proposes to the government to present a negative additional budget in the amount of at least 300 million euros in order to reduce the government expenses of the state in 2026.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 6 April 2026
The bill proposes to the government to develop a comprehensive package of measures to restore the confidence of families with children and stop the birth crisis. For this purpose, it is requested that the government submit drafts to restore the confidence of families, which deal with various areas affecting family creation and the event, such as economic security of families, housing policy, education, health, etc. When assembling the package of measures, it is proposed to rely on researchers to the proposals and the analysis prepared by the Ministry of Social Affairs "Supporting having and raising children: analysis and proposals", paying comprehensive attention to all the subject areas and problem areas contained therein.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 6 April 2026
The bill envisages reducing the impact of the sharp rise in fuel prices and lowering the diesel excise duty for three months to the European Union's minimum rate of 330 euros per 1,000 liters of diesel fuel.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 6 April 2026
With the draft, the government is proposed to find a solution for the uninterrupted continuation of the tradition of students' out-of-school studies, taking into account the appeal of cultural and educational institutions and teachers made on April 6, 2026, which is presented in the criticism of the Ministry of Education and Research's regulation "Instruction material: Donation and financing practices in general education schools".
Estonia · Riigikogu · 16 March 2026
The bill repeals the Motor Vehicle Tax Act. In addition, the registration fee for passenger cars will be cancelled. Therefore, the motor vehicle tax and passenger car registration fee will not be received in the state budget.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 11 March 2026
According to the law, the planned increases in gasoline, diesel, natural gas, electricity and other excise duties from May 1 this year will be cancelled.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 March 2026
The bill provides for the cancellation of excise duty increases - for gasoline, diesel, natural gas, which are planned from May 1.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 11 February 2026
The bill provides for the repeal of the law, which essentially means the cancellation of the tax reduction granted to online casinos and the restoration of the tax rates that preceded it. The bill amends clauses 6, 7 and 8 of Section 6 of the Gambling Tax Act and sets the tax rate at 7 percent in these clauses.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 9 February 2026
The explanatory letter states that, taking into account the sharp increase in the price of electricity in January 2026, which resulted, among other things, from significantly increased consumption, the disorganization of the electricity market, and regulatory effects, the draft proposes to the government to introduce a fixed-term refund to consumers for electricity consumption that exceeds a certain price level through electricity sellers.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 January 2026
The bill provides for the restoration of state regulation of the homestead land tax exemption to provide homeowners with confidence and not make their livelihoods worse.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 15 December 2025
The purpose of the bill is to repeal the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the passenger car registration fee recognition.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 October 2025
The bill envisages giving local governments the right to exclude the construction of wind farms that significantly spoil the visual view. To this end, local governments are given the right not to initiate a special plan or a detailed plan if the implementation of the plan would result in a disproportionately negative visual impact of the planned wind power plant.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 24 September 2025
The draft amends the provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which deals with notification of surveillance. According to the proposed changes, the pre-trial judge would issue non-disclosure authorizations for surveillance activities instead of the prosecutor. The aim of the bill is to better ensure the fundamental rights of individuals.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 24 September 2025
According to the draft, labor costs, management costs, social grants, investment grants, other grants, financial costs and other costs, including depreciation costs, must be listed separately for each state budget program. The same breakdown of costs is also established for the budgets of constitutional institutions. In addition, we would like to stipulate in the law that subsidies to legal entities of the central government and also to other legal entities are divided in the state budget separately for each legal entity, which allows you to identify exactly how much support is allocated to one or another legal entity from the state budget. The bill provides for revoking the minister's right to change the allocation of funds in the state budget with a limit determined by the state budget and to give the corresponding right only to the Government of the Republic as a collective body
Estonia · Riigikogu · 17 September 2025
The draft proposes amendments to update the legal framework in the language field in order to strengthen the status of the Estonian language as the state language and the position and visibility of the Estonian language in services. The purpose of the changes is to ensure that Estonian is the main language of information and communication in society. The most important changes concern the establishment of language requirements for persons performing platform work. The content of the amendment to the Public Transport Act is the level required for a taxi driver stipulating the requirement to know the national language as a prerequisite for obtaining a service card.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 16 September 2025
The purpose of the bill is to oblige the Government of the Republic to evaluate and implement measures that would ensure the security of the citizens of Estonia and the country. Closing the LoC is one way to reduce risks, prevent unforeseen incidents and strengthen the protection of the temporary LoC.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 15 September 2025
The bill provides for the restoration of the state tax exemption for the land under the home for homeowners in order to provide homeowners with confidence in the land tax issue.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 September 2025
The purpose of the bill is to stipulate the Estonian language proficiency requirement of at least B-2 level for naturalization applicants for Estonian citizenship, and at the same time to ensure that the state also reimburses the costs of Estonian language learning at the B-2 level for citizenship applicants.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 September 2025
The bill provides for the repeal of the motor vehicle tax law and the passenger car registration fee from January 1, 2026.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 18 June 2025
The aim of the bill is to turn the Estonian economy towards growth again through lowering the tax burden. To this end, the draft provides for the repeal of several tax increases, in order to increase the competitiveness of Estonian companies and increase the economic security of the population.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 14 May 2025
The bill provides for the exemption of trailers with a gross weight of up to 3.5 tons (inclusive) from the obligation of road insurance, as trailers do not normally participate in traffic on their own.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 14 May 2025
The bill provides for the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act from January 1, 2026.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 16 April 2025
The draft also provides for establishing the obligation to apply for and hold an environmental complex permit for developers and operators of renewable energy production capacities (for example, wind farms). The explanatory letter states that in recent years, a lot of plans for the development of renewable energy capacities (especially wind farms) have been initiated in Estonia, so their impact on local residents and the wider environment should be better assessed than before. Many planned the effects of wind farms on people and the environment can be greater than on several facilities that already require a comprehensive environmental permit, such as animal barns.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 14 April 2025
The bill provides for revoking upcoming excise duty increases on liquid gas, diesel fuel, shale fuel oil, natural gas, engine natural gas, electricity, unleaded gasoline and other fuels taxed at the same rate as unleaded gasoline.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 April 2025
With the bill, the government is proposed to initiate a corresponding bill on the use of rented scooters and mini-mopeds.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 27 March 2025
Eelnõu näeb ette teha valitsusele ettepanek esitada negatiivne lisaeelarve seaduse eelnõu vähemalt 300 miljoni euro ulatuses riigi valitsemiskulude vähendamiseks 2025. aastal, kusjuures ei vähendata riigikaitsekulusid, õpetajate, politseinike ja päästetöötajate töötasusid.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 27 March 2025
Eelnõu näeb ette vastuvõetud rea maksutõusude kehtetuks tunnistamise, et seeläbi kasvatada Eesti ettevõtete konkurentsivõimet ning suurendada elanikkonna majanduslikku kindlustunnet. Eelnõuga nähakse ette tunnistada kehtetuks käibemaksu tõstmine 2-protsendipunkti võrra, füüsilise isiku tulu maksustamise tõstmine 2-protsendipunkti võrra, ettevõtetele kasumimaks ja maksuvaba tulu arvestamise uus süsteem.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 24 March 2025
Eelnõu eesmärk on anda Vabariigi Valitsusele kohustus tõsta reservteenistuses oldud aja eest makstav toetus teenistujaid motiveerivale tasemele ja seeläbi tugevdada Eesti kaitsevõimet. Praegu kehtiva Vabariigi Valitsuse määruse kohaselt makstakse reservväelastele õppekogunemisel osalemise aja eest toetust sõdurile 37 eurot päevas, allohvitserile 40 eurot päevas ja ohvitserile 50 eurot päevas. Kõrgendatud kaitsevalmiduse ajal on need summad vastavalt 75 eurot, 80 eurot ja 100 eurot päevas. J
Estonia · Riigikogu · 24 March 2025
Eelnõuga soovitakse, et Riigikogu teeks Vabariigi Valitsusele ettepaneku hankida venitusteta vajalik laskemoon ning teavitada Riigikogu jooksvalt moonahanke kava elluviimisest. Seletuskirjas peavad algatajad oluliseks, et Vabariigi Valitsus taotleks moonahanke kulude osalist rahastamist ELi Eestile ette nähtud pikaajalise rahastamiskava ning saatekaubanduse tulude vahendite arvelt. Lisaks pannakse ette katta osaliselt moonahanke kava riigikaitsevõlakirjade emiteerimise teel. Täpselt samasisuline ja sama algataja poolt esitatud eelnõu (540 OE) ei toetanud Riigikogu 21.01.2025 istungil istungil toimunud hääletusel. Eelnõu sai toona 20 poolthäält, Riigikogu otsusena vastuvõtmiseks olnuks vaja vähemalt 51 poolthäält.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 19 March 2025
The purpose of the bill is to abolish the obligation to prepare sustainability reports in the European Union and thus reduce the bureaucracy that burdens companies. Representative organizations of Estonian entrepreneurs have also criticized the obligation to submit sustainability reports and proposed to postpone the fulfillment of the obligation. For obliged companies, this is a very extensive and expensive work. Arguably, the creation of a sustainability report can lead to one company additional costs on average 100,000 euros. There are approximately 350 companies in Estonia with the obligation to submit a sustainability report.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 19 March 2025
According to the bill, the Accounting Act will be amended in such a way that the obligation to submit a sustainability report is postponed by two years for those companies that, according to the Accounting Act, must submit a sustainability report for the first time in 2026 or 2027. According to the draft, the new sustainability report submission deadlines would be in 2028 and 2029. The European Commission has also made a similar proposal.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 17 March 2025
The draft stipulates the status, organization procedure and principles of the general song and dance party and the youth song and dance party, and determines the financial and organizational obligations of the state and local governments in ensuring the viability of the traditions of song and dance parties. The purpose of the law is to preserve, develop and pass on the traditions of the song and dance party to future generations.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 March 2025
Estonia · Riigikogu · 26 February 2025
The initiators of the draft are of the opinion that the planning of huge support schemes must be quickly and thoroughly investigated at the level of the parliament, in order to exclude the government's independent action in the planning of huge investments in the future. The commission's task is to find out under what circumstances the plan to support the construction of offshore wind farms in Estonia with 2.6 billion or more euros from public funds arose.
Estonia · Riigikogu · 19 February 2025
The purpose of the bill is to reverse the regulation of the land tax increase. The bill seeks to establish the revision of the Land Tax Act that was in effect on January 1, 2024, together with the tax rates and tax incentives that were in effect at that time.