The most difficult issues facing negotiators are immigration policies and social and health care-related matters, according to NCP leader Petteri Orpo.
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The vice-chair of the Finns Party Riikka Purra has accused the government of spending too much money on support for municipalities during the Covid pandemic.
The government had granted some three billion euros in support for municipalities in 2020, in an effort to shore up their finances as economic activity tailed off.
Purra told Yle s morning talk show on Saturday that the payments were more than some municipalities needed.
Finnish municipalities are expected to have a budget surplus from 2020, when a collective deficit had been forecast by the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities.
She said she believed the money would help the government parties in upcoming local elections, as they would not be forced to cut services as much.
Minister of Justice
Anna-Maja Henriksson (SPP) confirmed on Yle s Ykkösaamu morning tv show that the Prime Minister s Office is preparing amendments to the Emergency Powers Act which would allow for the introduction of a curfew.
According to Henriksson, the coronavirus situation is deteriorating at such a rate that, for the sake of assurance, the government is now preparing for the worst.
She added that the Ministry of Justice is not yet involved in the preparation. The curfew is being prepared by the Prime Minister s Office, not in the Ministry of Justice, Henriksson said.
The minister explained that a curfew could mean restrictions on movement in certain areas or at certain times, when people are not allowed to go outside. She cited some similar wide-ranging curfews in Europe, which have allowed only essential commerce such as food shopping.