Businessmen: Estonian government facilitates the fall

Most businessmen interviewed by Äripäev say that the decision to increase gas excise duties may be the stupidest thing that this government has done.

Enn Veskimägi, owner of furniture maker Standard, said that any raise in taxes and excise duties must be opposed. “The government must balance its costs with its capacities. We should not pay for the government stupidity.”

Tiit Vähi, ex-PM who is chairman of the council of Employers’ Confederation and an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip’s government, said that that the government’s mathematical abilities are at the elementary school level. “Where is the essential analysis of processes?” asked Vähi.

According to Veskimägi, the biggest mistake was to make an overoptimistic budget for this year for which taxpayers are not being punished. “The fact is that the state has not cut public sector costs enough.”

Veskimägi said that another decision to increase unemployment insurance fees was equally ridiculous. “We have billions sitting in this fund, this is outrageous,” said Veskimägi.

Source http://balticbusinessnews.com/default2.aspx

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