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The Finns Party announced that it had made cuts of 1.34 billion euros to development aid, which it described as historic. According to the party, it had also stopped or suspended several development aid projects and made aid conditional on the recipient country taking back its repatriable citizens and not supporting Russia's aggressive war. The Finns Party stated that development aid had undergone a complete overhaul and considered it necessary to continue this work in the next electoral term. #siksiPS #perussuomalaiset #kotimaakutsuu #kehitysapu #kehitysapu #perussuomalaiset #siksiPS (translated)

Roni Arvonen criticized the achievements of politicians and listed them as including the privileged elite, political reward positions, the raising of value-added tax to its peak, and development aid. He described the YEL system as punishing entrepreneurs and the pension system as a Ponzi scheme, as well as criticizing what he called harmful immigration. Additionally, he claimed that Finland's taxation is the highest in the world, that net debt is increasing by 13.5 billion euros per year, and that the public sector is the largest in Europe. Arvonen noted that the list is incomplete and asked why this is the case. #politiikka #verotus #kehitysapu (translated)

Mika Merano announced that he will be a candidate for the Finns Party in the upcoming spring parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa electoral district. He named his main themes as fighting corruption, reforming the use of tax funds, and strengthening the status of the Finnish language and Finnish culture. Merano opposed, among other things, the dual roles of politicians in organizations, political appointments, and directing tax funds to the close circles of politicians. He demanded public impact reports on taxpayer-funded projects and believed that tax funds should benefit Finnish taxpayers. He also opposed development aid, projects that he described as ideological, and unprofitable EU funding requests. In language policy, Merano opposed mandatory Swedish and multiculturalism, which he viewed as narrowing Finnish traditions. He supported a unilingual Finland, conducting business in one's native language, and preserving Finnish cultural heritage. He also suggested that cuts affecting citizens should be made only as a last resort. Merano asked people to spread the word about his candidacy, to join his campaign team, or to support his campaign. He stated that donations would go to the Mika Merano Support Association and would be used entirely for the campaign. According to him, donations could be made via MobilePay to the number 47188 or to the association's account FI19 8146 9710 4278 49. He mentioned that the names of donors contributing at least 1,500 euros would be public. The campaign manager, according to Merano, is marketing professional and Kouvola city councilor Suvi Karell, who coordinates the campaign work. #Suomi #Eduskuntavaalit #Perussuomalaiset (translated)

Kamal Jafi wrote that according to him, there was a willingness to use one billion euros for development aid, but when it came to the essential needs of one's own people, reference was made to the difficult economic situation and lack of money. He believed that it was the duty of the decision-makers to prioritize their own people. #kehitysapua #kotimaa #talous (translated)

Korson Jussi in Vantaa defender! compared in his writing Linkola's stance from the 1990s on stopping development aid to Africa to the fact that, according to him, the Greens wanted to bring Africans to Finland in 2026 and pay them a basic income in cash. #kehitysapu #Afrikka #maahanmuutto (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that development aid had been an issue for many parties that they did not want to cut, but according to the party, taxpayer funding could not have unlimited use. The party reported on the changes made under the leadership of Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio and announced that cuts to development aid amounted to a total of 1.34 billion euros. According to it, programs in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Kenya, and Mozambique had been discontinued. The party also stated that development aid was no longer automatic: the Somalia program had been suspended due to problems with repatriation cooperation. In addition, it was emphasized in development cooperation that more emphasis was placed on Finland's interests and the opportunities for Finnish companies in the world. #ps #perussuomalaiset #kehitysapu #kehitysapu #suomi #politiikka (translated)

Jesse Rauhamo wrote that Finland would use 1,034,000,000 euros for development aid in 2026, which he claimed would amount to 2.83 million euros per day and 118,000 euros per hour. He compared the sum to Finnish families with children, who he said were counting their euros in stores, to elderly people waiting for care, and to the state's increasing borrowing. Rauhamo asked when Finland had become the social office of the whole world. #suomi #kehitysapuu #talous (translated)

Jussi Salunen wrote that Finland had paid about 25 billion in development aid since the beginning of the millennium. According to him, if citizens needed help with the fuel and energy crisis, the small amount of money intended for travel deductions would be taken from road maintenance funding. Salunen questioned how the solution was sensible and directed his message to the Government of Finland and the Finnish Parliament. #kehitysapua #energiakriisi #Suomi (translated)

MTV reported that significant discrepancies have been observed in Finland's development aid funds, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recovered a total of 1.29 million euros related to abuses over the past six years, mostly from projects of non-governmental organizations. #kehitysyhteistyö #vääryydet #Suomi (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that money, according to him, was found for fringe benefits, business support, party support, development aid, and guaranteed pensions for immigrants, but not for entrepreneurs. He attached a heart symbol representing the National Coalition Party to his message. #rahapolitiikka #yrittäjyys #suomi (translated)

Matti Viren wrote that one had to wait four weeks for an X-ray examination, even though public expenditure, according to him, was 58 percent of GDP. He also criticized the fact that the country could afford to send over a billion in development aid to the south and pay very high salaries to healthcare leaders, questioning how the country was being managed. https://t.co/f4UZs8v0RW https://t.co/Tys9xHI85z #terveydenhuolto #kehitysapu #poliikka (translated)

Jiri Keronen claimed that humanity would be destroyed due to cuts in development aid and stated that the claim was based on researched knowledge. He urged acceptance without complaint that the state would take money from people by threatening with weapons and send it to the states he described as corrupt in Africa. Keronen emphasized that these were high stakes. #kehitysapu #ihmisoikeudet #korruptio (translated)

Mika Merano wrote that the concern over the support for the National Coalition Party had led to communication guidelines, which he claimed originated from Ellun Kanoilta or imams. He assessed that the guidelines resulted in criticism from the Finns Party and discussions about inheritance tax. Merano said he understood why the National Coalition Party did not want to eliminate inheritance tax by reducing an equivalent amount of development aid. According to him, the party's target program committed to the UN's sustainable development principles, which indicated using 0.7 percent of gross national product for development aid. Merano estimated that this meant doubling the current development aid of about one billion euros. He argued that development aid could not be cut if the goal was to increase the use of tax funds for what he described as virtue signaling and for financing, among other things, swimming pools, private zoos, and golf courses. According to him, this would be the case even if the cut would allow for the elimination of the inheritance tax. #Kokoomus #Perintövero #Kehitysapu (translated)

Otto Meri criticized the cuts to the prosecution service and compared them to the tax-free dividends of trade unions, the tens of millions granted in corporate support to publicly traded companies, and the hundreds of millions in development aid. According to Meri, the handling of a typical criminal case could already take up to five years, and the cuts would further prolong legal proceedings. He assessed that this would particularly increase the uncertainty of crime victims. Meri considered the realization of criminal responsibility to be one of the pillars of the rule of law and stated that the judiciary should be strengthened rather than weakened. He viewed the cuts as a wrong direction. #oikeusvaltio #rikosoikeus #yritystuet (translated)

Niko Sillanpää wrote to Otto Juote that according to Ellun kanat and Miltton, cutting development aid and immigration from developing countries would reduce the votes of educated women voters in the avocado sandwich zone. He also said on the same basis that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be voted against. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #kehitysapu (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that decision-makers would prefer to raise the retirement age of working Finns rather than cut development aid or Kela benefits for immigrants. He estimated that the patience of ordinary working Finns regarding such spending would run out at some point. #eläkkeet #kehitysapu #maahanmuutto (translated)

Tuomo Saarni pondered the significance of organizations and development aid, stating that he would rather raise the retirement age than give them up. According to him, salaries in the public sector's middle management and above were extremely high while the private sector struggled with profitability. He also wrote that solo entrepreneurs ceased their operations because they could not manage their YEL payments, and believed that the value map of society was misaligned. #kehitysapu #yrittäjyys #julkinensektori (translated)

Raimo Savipakka wrote that he agrees with Jari. He urged to reduce the public sector, development aid, and the status of the nobility, as well as to carry out municipal mergers and reduce the number of social and healthcare regions. According to Savipakka, pensions should not be touched, however. https://t.co/adBi50XaJ9 #Suomi #politiikka #talous (translated)

Juho Salo criticized Finland's pension system and wrote that if the retirement age were to be raised, it could, in his opinion, be increased all at once to 100 years. He argued that in the system, a worker could pay pension contributions for 50 years, which would correspond to 25 percent of their salary, and receive a pension only at the age of 74. Salo pointed out that, according to him, pension accrual could not be collected. Salo called the system an economic catastrophe. He calculated the total amount of pension contributions and other shares to be 33.7 billion euros: 28.2 billion for occupational pensions, 0.7 billion for employees' shares, and 4.8 billion euros for state contributions. According to him, this amount could be used to pay a monthly basic income of 656 euros in addition to current social benefits and wages without tax increases. He compared the current system to a model where the retirement age would be 50 years and the pension would be 900–1,100 euros per month. Salo believed that money available earlier could be invested by individuals. He also criticized that those born before 1964 would receive the promised pension, while later generations would be left with the bill. Salo proposed that an investment of about 800 euros per month for 25 years would accumulate 240,000 euros without returns and over a million euros with investment returns. He related his comparison to the MSCI World index for the years 2001-2026 and said that wealth would remain for inheritance if 3-4 percent was withdrawn annually. According to him, such a system could make Finnish workers millionaires by the age of 50-60 and free up jobs sooner. Additionally, Salo criticized trade unions for not organizing strikes against pension contributions, development aid, and financing immigration, in his view. He compared the pension system to economic development aid and described it as an even worse solution. #eläke #perustulo #kansantalous (translated)