Two and half years ago Liberal Citizen Foundation (Salk) was established. Already back then one of their goals was to influence the Estonian parliament elections of 2023, so that liberal forces would get majority. And they succeeded. Eesti Ekspress talked to more than 50 people about what Salk has done and how they have affected Estonian policy.
Economic analysts believe that a recession in the second half of 2022 is likely, with developments largely dependent on whether, and how, the government supports businesses which struggle to cope with rising energy prices this fall.
New Minister of Entrepreneurship and IT Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) finds in a Postimees opinion piece that claims by the Bank of Estonia according to which second pension pillar withdrawals have contributed to Estonia's considerable inflation should be counted among the most incompetent economic analyses in recent history.
The main culprit behind rapid inflation is high energy prices, however some internal factors have also helped boost inflation in Estonia to the EU's fastest. A clear pattern of consumers opting for discounted products had emerged in June already.
Economic adviser to the president Kaspar Oja tells ERR in an interview that past campaigns to introduce new expenses are putting strain on Estonia's state budget.