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Road maintenance and construction funding requires a poltical decision and a discussion within society while, for instance, a €40-per-month road tax on vehicles would ensure current needs are met, likely incoming Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Secretary General Ahti Kuningas says. ....
Member of the Riigikogu Finance Committee, former Finance Minister Aivar Sõerd (Reform) told ERR's "Otse uudistemajast" webcast that the government cannot simply pay for general price advance, commenting on Estonia's supplementary state budget. ....
The price of gasoline exceeding €2 per liter is on the other side of the state's pain threshold, while we have no reason to fear the price will continue growing without end," Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas (Center) said on the "Otse uudistemajast" webcast on Wednesday, adding that government decisions could lower the price by up to 50 cents. ....
Various measures both long- and short-term are viable in solving the issue of the current, sky-rocketing price of electricity in Estonia, economics affairs minister Taavi Aas (Center) says. Most concretely, Aas says the threshold below which households can receive help with paying their bills can be nearly doubled. ....
While benefits for the third child and large families have been hiked on numerous occasions in recent years, the benefit for the first and second child has remained unchanged for years. Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo (Reform) said on the "Otse uudistemajast" webcast that the government has no plan for hiking the instrument. ....