Arto Aas said : "If we make it more difficult to recruit and attract people to Estonia, in the long run Estonia's attractiveness will decrease, jobs will move out of Estonia, investments will decrease, the state will lose paid income and in some ways we will all be poorer,"

err-en Monday, September 14, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It is a justified expectation of employers that these are taken into account in the negotiations on the state budget for 2021," "Let us recall that the government has promised to employees tax peace, which must be adhered to also in the present difficult time. We are against placing hidden obligations upon employers, the newest example of which is the proposal for additional compensation of employees for sick days,"

err-en Tuesday, September 8, 2020 3:57:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "If the previous agreement tied minimum wage to the Bank of Estonia forecast that would theoretically allow the minimum salary to be lowered, we find that it is important to offer stability in these difficult times. We believe this agreement will neither intensify social problems nor make the situation harder on employers,"

err-en Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:05:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It has been a lot of help. True, it is very expensive and, currently, the Unemployment Insurance Fund no longer has reserves. In the short term, it would certainly be wise for the state to increase investment, be it in road construction, infrastructure or housing construction. It would also help our construction and industrial sector, which came through the first corona wave quite well, but for them the second half of the year is less clear and the risks are higher,"

err-en Friday, July 17, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Hard times will arrive in late summer and fall there. That is when we might see unemployment explode and the economy dip deep into the red,"

err-en Sunday, April 19, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Arto Aas said : "We are discussing the matter in the EUIF council. The council wishes to continue with the compensations because there are sectors in Estonia where the acute crisis hasn´t reached yet,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Harder timer will arrive in the second half of summer or autumn. And then we can see where the unemployment rate is increasing,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas added : "Currently, the estate needs to have a plan for getting out this crisis,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "We are working out these measures there,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas noted : "The main question is that if there´s enough money. Fortunately, reserves have been gathered during better times, but if they´re burning so fast, then at some point these subsidies have to be cut down on. So in that sense, I believe that the state is in the boat. We haven´t had disagreements in the EUIF. At the moment everybody has been on the same page on how to avoid the big wave of redundancies,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said ( about Commission ) : "At a time when the European Commission has given clear guidelines for exiting the crisis and other countries, such as Austria, Denmark, Norway and the Czech Republic, are gradually easing restrictions so that the economy can begin to recover, Estonia has not reached a concrete action plan,"

err-en Thursday, April 16, 2020 8:44:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "I would like to see no further restrictions. In my view, every day the emergency situation continues prolongs exit from the crisis by a week,"

err-en Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "I'm certain that in those places where it is easier to arrange for working from home temporarily, such agreements have already been reached,"

err-en Friday, February 28, 2020 12:41:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Family doctors have their role in our healthcare system," "They have a greater competence to assess whether someone is ill, and call them in to be seen if necessary, if they have any doubts"

err-en Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "The minimum wage is agreed by social partners — the ETTK and the EAKL," "As far as I know, members of the government coalition are not interested in getting involved in this decision. It is important to note, however, that a number of public sector expenses are pegged to the minimum wage"

err-en Friday, September 20, 2019 8:02:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas told : "Our opinion is that, in a situation in which productivity has only grown a couple of percent, the average wage has increased 6 percent and the economy is cooling down, a 7 percent increase in the minimum wage is a very good offer,"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "That way, the people earning a minimum wage may end up unemployed altogether," "It would be pointless to increase wages in January and start laying off people in February"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "The minimum wage is agreed by social partners — the ETTK and the EAKL," "As far as I know, members of the government coalition are not interested in getting involved in this decision. It is important to note, however, that a number of public sector expenses are pegged to the minimum wage"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Salary growth must be sustainable. It should not reduce the capacity to invest, innovate and develop smarter products and services. Too rapid a rise in wages can lead to a loss of business competitiveness and an increase in unemployment," "All this was taken into account during the discussions, and the agreement is a sensible compromise between the desires of employees and the possibilities open to employers,"

err-en Monday, September 2, 2019 5:07:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Most people understand that they don't have to fear that foreigners will take away their jobs. On the contrary, in order for Estonia to be a good place to live we need both people doing simper jobs as well as specialists from abroad," "In addition to making a contribution to the economy, foreign workers are also making a contribution to the upkeep of the public services of Estonia, because their taxes are paid into our state coffers,"

err-en Friday, August 30, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas added : "The new measures ought to help prevent abuses. At the moment, we see the desire to enforce untested measures quickly, but that cannot be an end in itself,"

err-en Monday, August 12, 2019 1:36:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It remains incomprehensible as to what kind of problem we want to solve, i.e. what kind of schemes are being used to solve foreign labor issues,"

err-en Monday, August 12, 2019 1:36:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Next year the amounts of money going into the economy will rise dramatically,"

baltic-course Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:16:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas explained : “When reviewing the tasks of [the current] county governments, we will take changes resulting from the administrative reform into account, thereby assessing which municipal issues we can transfer from county to local governments,” “We have involved ministry experts as well as county governors in the compilation of this analysis”

err-en Tuesday, May 24, 2016 8:34:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "If we make it more difficult to recruit and attract people to Estonia, in the long run Estonia's attractiveness will decrease, jobs will move out of Estonia, investments will decrease, the state will lose paid income and in some ways we will all be poorer,"

err-en Monday, September 14, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It is a justified expectation of employers that these are taken into account in the negotiations on the state budget for 2021," "Let us recall that the government has promised to employees tax peace, which must be adhered to also in the present difficult time. We are against placing hidden obligations upon employers, the newest example of which is the proposal for additional compensation of employees for sick days,"

err-en Tuesday, September 8, 2020 3:57:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "If the previous agreement tied minimum wage to the Bank of Estonia forecast that would theoretically allow the minimum salary to be lowered, we find that it is important to offer stability in these difficult times. We believe this agreement will neither intensify social problems nor make the situation harder on employers,"

err-en Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:05:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It has been a lot of help. True, it is very expensive and, currently, the Unemployment Insurance Fund no longer has reserves. In the short term, it would certainly be wise for the state to increase investment, be it in road construction, infrastructure or housing construction. It would also help our construction and industrial sector, which came through the first corona wave quite well, but for them the second half of the year is less clear and the risks are higher,"

err-en Friday, July 17, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Hard times will arrive in late summer and fall there. That is when we might see unemployment explode and the economy dip deep into the red,"

err-en Sunday, April 19, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Arto Aas said : "We are discussing the matter in the EUIF council. The council wishes to continue with the compensations because there are sectors in Estonia where the acute crisis hasn´t reached yet,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Harder timer will arrive in the second half of summer or autumn. And then we can see where the unemployment rate is increasing,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas added : "Currently, the estate needs to have a plan for getting out this crisis,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "We are working out these measures there,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas noted : "The main question is that if there´s enough money. Fortunately, reserves have been gathered during better times, but if they´re burning so fast, then at some point these subsidies have to be cut down on. So in that sense, I believe that the state is in the boat. We haven´t had disagreements in the EUIF. At the moment everybody has been on the same page on how to avoid the big wave of redundancies,"

err-en Friday, April 17, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said ( about Commission ) : "At a time when the European Commission has given clear guidelines for exiting the crisis and other countries, such as Austria, Denmark, Norway and the Czech Republic, are gradually easing restrictions so that the economy can begin to recover, Estonia has not reached a concrete action plan,"

err-en Thursday, April 16, 2020 8:44:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "I would like to see no further restrictions. In my view, every day the emergency situation continues prolongs exit from the crisis by a week,"

err-en Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "I'm certain that in those places where it is easier to arrange for working from home temporarily, such agreements have already been reached,"

err-en Friday, February 28, 2020 12:41:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Family doctors have their role in our healthcare system," "They have a greater competence to assess whether someone is ill, and call them in to be seen if necessary, if they have any doubts"

err-en Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "The minimum wage is agreed by social partners — the ETTK and the EAKL," "As far as I know, members of the government coalition are not interested in getting involved in this decision. It is important to note, however, that a number of public sector expenses are pegged to the minimum wage"

err-en Friday, September 20, 2019 8:02:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas told : "Our opinion is that, in a situation in which productivity has only grown a couple of percent, the average wage has increased 6 percent and the economy is cooling down, a 7 percent increase in the minimum wage is a very good offer,"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "That way, the people earning a minimum wage may end up unemployed altogether," "It would be pointless to increase wages in January and start laying off people in February"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "The minimum wage is agreed by social partners — the ETTK and the EAKL," "As far as I know, members of the government coalition are not interested in getting involved in this decision. It is important to note, however, that a number of public sector expenses are pegged to the minimum wage"

err-en Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:51:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Salary growth must be sustainable. It should not reduce the capacity to invest, innovate and develop smarter products and services. Too rapid a rise in wages can lead to a loss of business competitiveness and an increase in unemployment," "All this was taken into account during the discussions, and the agreement is a sensible compromise between the desires of employees and the possibilities open to employers,"

err-en Monday, September 2, 2019 5:07:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Most people understand that they don't have to fear that foreigners will take away their jobs. On the contrary, in order for Estonia to be a good place to live we need both people doing simper jobs as well as specialists from abroad," "In addition to making a contribution to the economy, foreign workers are also making a contribution to the upkeep of the public services of Estonia, because their taxes are paid into our state coffers,"

err-en Friday, August 30, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas added : "The new measures ought to help prevent abuses. At the moment, we see the desire to enforce untested measures quickly, but that cannot be an end in itself,"

err-en Monday, August 12, 2019 1:36:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "It remains incomprehensible as to what kind of problem we want to solve, i.e. what kind of schemes are being used to solve foreign labor issues,"

err-en Monday, August 12, 2019 1:36:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas said : "Next year the amounts of money going into the economy will rise dramatically,"

baltic-course Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:16:00 PM EAT

Arto Aas explained : “When reviewing the tasks of [the current] county governments, we will take changes resulting from the administrative reform into account, thereby assessing which municipal issues we can transfer from county to local governments,” “We have involved ministry experts as well as county governors in the compilation of this analysis”

err-en Tuesday, May 24, 2016 8:34:00 PM EAT