The two opposition parties have between them tabled 29 motions to amend the coalition’s state budget bill.

The Reform Party, the larger of the two parties with 34 seats, has proposed 10 amendments, while the Social Democratic Party (SDE) has put up 19.

The amendments mostly concern pensions and income tax, the tourist sector, care home places, sick pay and Estonian-language education, as well as balancing the budget.

“The state budget must be put into better shape than it is at the moment,” Reform leader Kaja Kallas said.

“Loan money must be used to make investments that will take us forward and increase wellbeing in the future. Distribution of state funds must stand on a fair and just footing, and not depend on who are close to those in power,” Kallas went on.

Reform has criticized the Center-EKRE-Isamaa coalition’s reliance on borrowing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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