According to the Youth Council of the Center Party, the statements of reformist Siim Kallas and the Youth Council of the Reform Party who came to his defense about the 1,000 euro car tax show that they have no idea how Estonian people live and manage.
Central Party Youth Council according to him, the announcement of the car tax comes at a time when the increase in the cost of living makes people poorer, destroys the savings of the middle class and the competitiveness of Estonian companies.
The youth of the Reform Party came to the defense of Siim Kallas, for whom the 1,000-euro car tax is completely affordable. “This shows that the reform parties have no idea how Estonian people live and manage. How can children from rural areas get to school,” said Valentina Bortnovski, chairman of the Central Party’s Youth Council.
He added that perhaps in the eyes of both Siim Kallas and the youth of the Reform Party, rural life is a luxury that is available to few.
According to the Central Party’s Youth Council, it is absurd to claim that owning a car is not a help to the poor. “This is how a person who has not seen people with special needs, families living in the countryside or people who spend every euro they earn so that their children will be full until the next payday can speak,” said Valentina Bortnovski.
The Youth Council of the Central Party recalls that when it came to government, the Reform Party started with a plan to abolish free bus rides. Under the leadership of the Center Party, free bus travel on county lines was introduced. “It remains in Tallinn, but the coming to power of the Reform Party in the country has led to a proposal to abolish it as well. However, the free bus ride saves nearly 700 euros a year,” added Valentina Bortnovski.
Now, the next step is asking for a car tax of 1,000 euros. “The banks have already announced since autumn that the savings of Estonian people are melting. The claim that a car is a luxury item shows that the political party does not know or know real life. How to get to a shop, school or doctor in rural areas – what does the regional development of Estonia mean,” emphasized Valentina Bortnovski.
