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Is the Riigikogu about to hike the tax burden of consumers?
Estonians have not yet recovered from this fall’s electricity price shock, while the 2022 state budget already aims to considerably hike traffic fines and state fees. As if that was not enough, the government introduced a bill in late September that promises to increase the tax burden further, our partner Allar Jõks and counsel Piibe […]
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Allar Jõks sues government over coronavirus restrictions
Our partner and former Estonian chancellor of justice, Allar Jõks, filed an action with the Tallinn Administrative Court over the government’s order extending coronavirus-related restrictions on Monday. “The action was bought in the interests of one family cafe of Kalamaja, but it concerns everyone with regard to whom restrictions were extended at the beginning of […]
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Taxes in a Nutshell 2021
Main comparative corporate tax principles for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. Available here: TAXES IN A NUTSHELL 2021
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Estonia needs unaffected, free discussion, not self-censorship
Does Estonia deserve a coalition who considers public health more important than a marriage referendum, our partner and former Chancellor of Justice Allar Jõks asks. Pointing out the legal shortcomings of the government’s order to wear masks brought complaints last week that the defenders of a state of law do not care for public health […]
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Government communication on masks controversial and confusing
Our partner and former justice chancellor Allar Jõks criticized controversial and ambivalent messages from the government over whether wearing a mask is mandatory, recommended or a guideline starting next week. Making mask-wearing mandatory would require amending the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act post haste, Jõks finds. The government sent three different messages during press […]