Sipilä Cabinet
| Juha Sipilä's cabinet | |
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 74th cabinet of Finland |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 29 May 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Juha Sipilä |
| Head of state | Sauli Niinistö |
| Member party |
Centre Party Finns Party National Coalition Party |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2015 election |
| Predecessor | Alexander Stubb's cabinet |
Juha Sipilä's cabinet is the 74th Government of Finland. It was formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 29 May 2015.
The cabinet is a coalition government consisting three centre-right parties: the Centre Party, the Finns Party and the National Coalition Party. The Centre Party returns to lead the Government after fours years in opposition. This is the first time that the right-wing populist party, the Finns Party, is participating in the Government of Finland and the first time since 1979 that the Swedish People's Party is out of the Finnish government.
The center-right coalition parties had 124 seats (62%) in the 200-seat parliament when it started.
On 22 June 2016, the Finns Party MP Maria Tolppanen joined the SDP, after which the coalition parties have 123 seats.
Minister Berner tried to move the decision making of Finnish trafic policy from Parliament to separate organization. Aim was also to remove car tax and gazoline tax. Prime Minister Sipilä supported these changes. Plan was not approved by other government parties. Minister Berner proposed 19.1.2017 annual traffic tax reduction: car tax 1,4 billion (853 + 547) plus petroleum tax €200 million and distribution of the state roads to a company. It came clear Berner proposal was not government proposal. Other parties denied having taken part in the proposal. The proposal was ordered without competition.
Report focus only private car traffic. The private traffic is competitor of the public transport. "The share of public traffic in Finland is one of the smallest in Europe" reported Ministery of Traffic and Communication in 2.9.2004. According to UITP (International Association of Public Transport) upfront costs reduce more the increase of private vehicle traffic than daily collected taxes. Thus, the proposal would increase the number of cars, the driven kilometers, required town space for roads and parking places and other traffic problems. Energy savings of around 400 to 500 kg of fuel per inhabitant annually can be made in cities with a high modal share of public transport, compared with cities relying mainly on the private car. ccording to report GHG decline must be higher in traffic than other sectors. In 2009 the European Parliament called to reduce GHG emissions by 25%-40% by 2020 and by 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
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