Estonia appoints Kristi Saare and Kristjan Liivamägi as EU Financial Literacy Ambassadors 🇪🇪🇪🇺
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Official Twitter account of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia. 🇪🇪
- 📄Estonia did not approve the proposed amendments to the minimum tax rules. ⬇️Reasoning and minister's statement in the press release:
- 2026 budget: stronger defense, higher incomes, lower tax burden, key investments. 📄 Details & explanatory notes: fin.ee/en/public-fina…
- Estonia launches an international tender for a new IT platform for national budget management. €7.2M contract (incl. €6.2M EU funding) Bids: by 9 Feb 2026 Info session: 16 Dec 🔗 riigihanked.riik.ee/rhr-web/#/proc… A key step toward a modern, data-driven budget process.
- 🇪🇪🇪🇺Estonia supports an ambitious EU budget for 2028–2034, one that matches Europe’s security environment. 🤝Funding would support: - economic and regional development - agriculture and internal security - cross-border infrastructure and innovation via EU-wide funds
- The @EU_Commission assessed Estonia’s Cohesion Funds progress (2021–2027): • 5th fastest implementation in the EU • 92% of the Just Transition Fund allocated 2021-2027: Cohesion Policy financial implementation (total cost) by Country cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/cohesion_overv…
- 🇪🇪 At today’s #ECOFIN meeting, Estonia stressed that implementing the global minimum tax must remain voluntary for small countries. When large economies can opt out, small ones must have the same flexibility, otherwise Europe’s competitiveness suffers.
- 🇪🇪🤝🇬🇷 A Greek delegation from @MinEcoFinGR visited the Estonian MoF to exchange experience on public policy design, budgeting, and governance reform. Discussions focused on fiscal discipline, performance budgeting, and open data in policymaking. Thank you for coming!
- 🇪🇺🇪🇪 Today Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi met European Commission Vice-President @RoxanaMinzatu to discuss the EU’s 2028–2034 long-term budget and Estonia’s priorities. The talks focused on Estonia’s key priorities in the negotiations ahead. @EuroopaKomisjon
- Estonia raised €500 million via 9-year bonds (3.181% yield), with investor demand exceeding €3.5 billion — over seven times oversubscribed. Strong interest shows confidence in Estonia’s stable and reliable economy. 🔗 fin.ee/uudised/valits…
- 🇪🇪 Estonia’s tax system has once again been ranked the most competitive among OECD countries by the US think tank @TaxFoundation for the 12th year in a row. Key strengths: simple structure, distributed profits tax, broad VAT base. 🔗 taxfoundation.org/research/index…🎉 The new rankings are in! 🌎 2025 International Tax Competitiveness Index ➡️ taxfoundation.org/competition
- FinMinEstonia reposted
🎉 The new rankings are in! 🌎 2025 International Tax Competitiveness Index ➡️ taxfoundation.org/competition - Stakeholders and umbrella organisations discussed Estonia’s priorities for the next EU long-term budget (2028–2034) at a seminar hosted by the Ministry of Finance with partner ministries. 🇪🇺 Focus: defence, connectivity, and support for Ukraine.
