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Officials at Finland’s Ministry of Finance on Monday released their assessment of alternatives for balancing public finances. The list includes raising the value-added tax on food and moderating index-based increases in earnings-related pensions and other benefits.
Markus Lohi (Centre), the chairperson of the Parliament’s Social Affairs and Health Committee, on Wednesday declined to speculate on when the committee could finalise its report on the draft bill.
The Finnish government yesterday reached an agreement on three new measures to support households with their energy bills: a retroactive lump-sum compensation, a cap on electricity prices and an extension to the payment terms of electricity bills.