Isamaa Party's Riigikogu group initiated a bill at Tuesday's sitting, which would see VAT on gas, electricity and heat lowered from 20 percent to 9 in order to alleviate the soaring prices for Estonian consumers and companies.
Although the Riigikogu has decided to go to remote sittings in November to curb the spread of the coronavirus, MPs are participating in face-to-face meetings and travel outside of Estonia.
Around a tenth of the funds in the annual regional investments distribution scheme which accompanies the Riigikogu's processing of the annual state budget will be allocated to churches or religious associations, pending approval of applications.
Several experts think that the coronavirus recovery certificate, currently valid for six months, should be valid for a year. The social affairs ministry's experts and scientists are holding discussions over whether the same recommendation should be given to the government as well, while at the same time, the focus is on hospitals getting full quickly.
Former prosecutor general Lavly Perling (Isamaa) is to be deputy council chair in the Saue rural municipality, just outside Tallinn, following a coalition deal signed between her party, Reform and a local electoral alliance, to govern the district for the next four years.