The meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee that took place on 21 March discussed the amendments to the guard time regulation.

The Chamber together with the Estonian Food Producers Association and Estonian Traders Association turned to the government of the Republic of Estonia in relation to the tax policy planned by the coalition parties.

The Chamber is against the proposal of the trade unions to allow for establishing more flexible guard time conditions (time, payment) with only extended collective agreements.

The Chamber does not support the state’s plan to impose for entrepreneurs the packaging excise duty on bringing to the market because in the Chamber’s opinion,

Entrepreneurs have been interested in knowing which taxes must be paid and what should be kept in mind when a personal vehicle is used for business purposes.

Over 300 legal acts entered into force on 1 January, among them those that have positive effect on entrepreneurs as well as those that influence businesses in a negative manner.