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Saara Huhtasaari criticized Petteri Orpo's presentation of the National Coalition's 60 million euro fuel package and wrote that it would not lower the pump price of gasoline or diesel. She reported that Orpo had accused the Finns Party of stalling the package, to which Riikka Purra responded that it contained no measures to reduce pump prices. Huhtasaari agreed with Purra's assessment. According to Huhtasaari, road traffic in Finland consumed about 3.3–3.5 billion liters of fuel annually. If 60 million euros were distributed evenly, it would mean less than two cents per liter, she estimated. However, in her view, the package was targeted at commuting tax deductions and professional transport, and it would not be reflected in the filling station bill of an average motorist. Huhtasaari wrote that the pump price could be lowered by temporarily easing the distribution obligation or reducing fuel taxation. According to her, Purra and the Finns Party had proposed easing the distribution obligation, but the National Coalition and RKP did not support either measure. She criticized the package as a constructed image before the elections and claimed that the National Coalition was not ready to make decisions that would actually lower the price of fuel. #polttoaineet #suomi (translated)

Samu Mökillä wrote that in Finland, with its long distances, many families needed a car for their daily lives, and that the fuel prices raised by the Middle East crisis had increased the cost of essential transportation. He criticized the proposal to use the commuting tax deduction to alleviate the situation, arguing that it mainly benefited commuters. According to him, the support would not help, for example, farmers, the transport sector, or lawnmowers. Mökkilä asked why fuel prices could be lowered elsewhere in the world but not in Finland, and considered the commuting tax deduction insufficient if the cost of living was also rising. He estimated that individual support lost its significance as general inflation consumed purchasing power. The rise in fuel costs would also increase freight rates, food production, industry, and logistics, which would be reflected in the prices of many products. He called for a reduction in distribution obligations and taxes instead of subsidies and described the commuting support as a small band-aid for a broader increase in living costs. According to Mökillä, politicians wanted to appear to be doing something, even if the support's impact on people's wallets was overshadowed by rising prices. Mökkilä also wrote that the state budget was heavily in deficit and dependent on revenues collected from motorists. He stated that high fuel taxes were part of climate policy, but rural residents, actors in the transport sector, and small entrepreneurs often had no opportunity to change their fleets or reduce driving. He criticized politicians for disregarding the situation of ordinary Finns, saying that while there was talk of savings, millions were sent to a terrorist organization. #Suomi #polttoaine #talous (translated)

Se, että joltain säästetään tai jonkun veroja korotetaan, ei tarkoita että sitä vihataan. Ei kai demarit vihaa maanviljelijöitä, vaikka haluaa leikata maataloustukia tai Vihreät autolla työssäkäyviä,vaikka haluavat leikata työmatkavähennystä. #jotainrajaa https://t.co/89G2Ibfvv7 #politiikka #maatalous #verotus

Firman työntekijällä, ammattimiehellä yli 100 km:n työmatka. Kamelin selkä katkesi. Kipuraja ylittyi. Laittoi työkaverille viestin, ettei hänen kannata enää käydä töissä. Työmatkakulujen kattamiseen päivässä pitää nyt tehdä 2-3 tuntia töitä. Ei enää ole järkevää. #työelämä #työmatka #ammattimies

Lasten järkyttävän pakkosiirron kuvaaminen Helsingin Sanomissa sanoilla ”lasten koulumatkat muuttuvat” on yhtä loogista kuin siirtää Hesarin toimitus väkipakolla Erotiikan Maailman toimittajiksi ja kuvailla muutosta kepeällä otsikolla: ”toimittajien työmatkat muuttuvat” Puhuimme pakkosiirroista Suomen nostatus -podcastissa. Kuuntele tai katso se ilmaiseksi tästä: https://t.co/tZEB0rq4L6 Tai tästä: https://t.co/T7tAjX5mkr #pakkosiirrot #koulumatkat #podcast

Mainitulla työmatkalla olivat mukana kollegat kokoomuksesta, keskustasta ja demareista. Meillä oli erittäin hyvä puoluerajat ylittävä ja kollegiaalinen reissu ILO-konferenssiin Geneveen. Minä jatkoin junalla toiseen työtilaisuuteen Milanoon. Mikä tässä on ongelma, Sture & co? #työmatka #politikka #Geneve