It will be today rahvagatus.ee on the website to provide names of support for the abolition of the place tax in Tallinn kindergartens. In 2021, the Tallinn city government, under the leadership of the Center Party, abolished the kindergarten place tax starting with the second child in the family, now it is time to abolish the place tax completely, with that the purchasing power of families with children is on it. greatly reduced.
Chairman of the Central Party group of the Tallinn City Council Michael Kolvart he said that a kindergarten place must be available to all families, regardless of their economic situation. “Thanks to the Center Party, Tallinn has been well and systematically governed for years, and this has made it possible to offer support to people in difficult times. Under the leadership of the Center Party, the elderly have received support from supplementary pensions and assistance packages, and in 2021 the Tallinn City Government abolished the kindergarten place fee from the second child in the family. Children with special educational needs and low-income families were also exempted from the kindergarten attendance fee,” Kõlvart said and added that when the state put people in difficult situations, Tallinn always found ways have helped the residents.
“The living conditions of Estonian families have become significantly worse in the last three years. The long economic recession, tax increases and new taxes imposed by the government have reduced the purchasing power of families. In addition to reductions in subsidies and increases in fuel tax, income tax and value-added tax, which raise all prices and reduce the financial capacity of families, a car tax has been introduced and plans are there to increase the doctor’s visit fee. All this affects the ability of families to cope even more,” said Kõlvart.
At the session of the Tallinn City Council on October 3, the Central Party faction of the Tallinn City Council also presented a draft, with which it ordered the city government to abolish the place fee in Tallinn municipal preschools starting with the first one. a child According to Mihhail Kõvart, it is obvious that in today’s situation, people need more support and help. “Tallinn city government must take the next step in such a situation and exempt all parents from kindergarten attendance fee. With this, families save almost 800 euros during the year, which is a big help,” Kõlvart continued and said that if the Tallinn city government does not want to hear the opinion of the largest group of Tallinn city council , then the city government. Must listen to the opinion of the people.
“The economic situation of families with children has deteriorated significantly due to various state decisions and price increases, and the complete abolition of the kindergarten place tax is very necessary in today’s situation, because it would help e by reducing this difficult situation, “Kõlvart concluded.
To waive the attendance fee for Tallinn kindergartens, a signature of support can be given on the website: https://rahvagatus.ee/initiatives/1237-tallinna-lasteaedades-tuleb-kaotada-kohatasu
