Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev (Reform) told ERR as the cuts need to be processed quickly, they tried to take everyone’s wishes into account, but despite opposition personnel costs at the Ministry of the Interior must also be cut.
Võrklaev presented his idea of a negative supplementary additional budget to the cabinet meeting on Thursday, but SDE Chairman and Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets does not agree with making cuts in his area of administration.
Võrklaev said that everyone’s requests were considered to reach a compromise as soon as possible.For example, changes to the revenue base of municipalities and the distribution of education funds were removed.
“It also took into account the request of the Ministry of the Interior in its savings pitch, where the minister offered his savings number.
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