Source: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/527042020002/consolide
Timestamp: 2020-08-14 00:24:30
Document Index: 116828827

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 371', '§ 812', '§ 371', '§ 341', '§ 341', '§ 812', '§ 531', '§ 531']

3 Stability Programme
4 Budget Strategy and State Budget
1 Content and Structure of Budget Strategy and State Budget
2 Compilation of Budget Strategy and Draft State Budget
§ 371 Specifications for preparation of budget strategy and draft state budget
§ 812 Establishment of support measures for alleviation of crisis relating to spread of coronavirus causing COVID-19 disease
State Budget Act1
15.04.2020 RT I, 21.04.2020, 1 22.04.2020, partially 01.05.2020
(1) The strategic development documents include the general principles of policy, sectoral development plan, and programme.
[RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 – entry into force 01.01.2020]
(4) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 – entry into force 01.01.2020]
(3) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 – entry into force 01.01.2020]
(5) The procedure for the preparation, implementation, reporting and evaluation of the sectoral development plan and the programme and the amendments thereto shall be established by a regulation of the Government of the Republic.
Division 3 Stability Programme
[Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 – entry into force 01.01.2020]
(1) The Ministry of Finance shall prepare the stability programme, which complies with Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97.
Chapter 4 Budget Strategy and State Budget
Division 1 Content and Structure of Budget Strategy and State Budget
(4) If an emergency situation, state of emergency or state of war exists during the preparation of the budget strategy, the Government of the Republic may comply with the provisions of subsection (3) of this section partially, while justifying it in the budget strategy.
[RT I, 21.04.2020, 1 – entry into force 01.05.2020]
(1) The state budget is the annual financial plan of the state which records the funds (hereinafter funds) which the state plans to accumulate, receive as support, intermediate and use during the budgetary year.
(2) In the state budget, the funds shall be classified on the basis of the budget classification administratively between the areas of government of the Chancellery of the Riigikogu, Office of the President of the Republic, National Audit Office, Office of the Chancellor of Justice, Supreme Court and the ministries.
(5) In the state budget, the expenditures shall be classified on the basis of performance areas and programmes.
(6) The classification of the budget of constitutional institutions under subsection (5) of this section shall be decided by the Government of the Republic on the initiative of each constitutional institution.
2) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
(2) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
(3) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
[Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
(2) The minister shall break down the funds of the area of government of the ministry specified in the state budget administratively and according to economic content in the budget of the area of government in compliance with the budget classification and following the breakdown of the Government of the Republic established on the basis of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The constitutional institutions and the authorities in their area of administration shall break down the funds specified in the state budget according to economic content or based on activity in their budget in compliance with the budget classification.
(4) A limit shall be established on the use of the funds with limits under the State Budget Act.
Division 2 Compilation of Budget Strategy and Draft State Budget
The draft state budget shall be compiled on the basis of the budget strategy and spring financial forecast.
(1) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
(4) [Repealed – RT I, 07.07.2017, 4 - entry into force 01.01.2020]
§ 371. Specifications for preparation of budget strategy and draft state budget
(1) If an emergency situation, state of emergency or state of war exists during the preparation of the budget strategy and draft state budget and approval or amendment of the budget strategy and draft state budget under § 341 of this Act, the Government of the Republic is not required to approve the budget strategy or draft state budget by the due date specified in § 341. In such case the Government of the Republic shall approve the budget strategy and draft state budget considering that these shall be submitted to the Riigikogu no later than three months before the start of the budgetary year.
(2) In the case specified in subsection (1) of this section, the budget strategy and the draft state budget shall be prepared on the basis of the most up-to-date macroeconomic forecast and financial forecast.
(3) The explanatory memorandum to the draft state budget shall include the budget strategy approved by the Government of the Republic.
(3) In order to perform the duties related to increased defence readiness and a state of war at the time thereof, carry out mobilisation or perform the obligations provided for in a collective self-defence agreement, the Government of the Republic may, on the proposal of the minister responsible for the area, submit a draft State Budget Amendment Act to the Riigikogu, and, if necessary, decide on the implementation of the draft budget submitted to the Riigikogu until such time as the Riigikogu adopts a resolution on the matter.
(1) The principles of distribution of the equalisation fund shall be determined by law. The size of the equalisation fund and the values of the figures underlying the distribution shall be determined by the state budget.
[RT I, 13.03.2014, 2 - entry into force 01.01.2020 – entry into force changed [RT I, 21.06.2016, 1]]
(2) The minister may authorise a state foundation to carry out an administrative duty of the state related to implementation of a national support programme on account the funds of the area of government of a ministry, without applying subsections 5 (2) and (3), subsections 6 (1) and (2) and subsection 14 (1) of the Administrative Co-operation Act. Section 13 and subsection 14 (3) of the Administrative Co-operation Act shall not apply to entry into an administrative contract, which authorises carrying out an administrative duty of the state.
(1) The distribution of the funds determined by the state budget among the areas of government of the ministries, performance areas and programmes may be amended exclusively by the amendment of the state budget or a supplementary budget, unless otherwise provided by this Act or the state budget.
(2) The Government of the Republic shall have the right to amend the breakdown of the following funds determined in the state budget:
(21) In case of activity based breakdown, the minister shall be entitled to change the volumes of the funds with limit between the programmes to the extent of up to five per cent of the volume of indirect costs in the expenditure model of the area of government, but not more than 0.25 per cent of all the funds with limit of the area of government. Restriction on making amendments shall be calculated separately for each programm.
(4) The Government of the Republic shall have the right, upon the reorganisation or dissolution of a state authority, to assign the amounts unused by the state authority which will be reorganised or dissolved to the reserve fund of the Government of the Republic. The subsidies, revenue received from the economic activities of the authority and revenue received from the sale of inventories and fixed assets shall not be assigned to the reserve fund of the Government of the Republic.
(1) The funds in the reserve fund of the Government of the Republic may be used for unforeseeable expenditure and investments which cannot be planned in the legislative proceeding of the draft state budget.
(2) The Government of the Republic shall decide on the allocation of the funds from the reserve fund of the Government of the Republic. Upon allocation of funds, the Government of the Republic shall determine the performance area and programme in which the funds will be used.
(21) The Government of the Republic shall decide on extending the term for using the funds allocated for resolving an emergency situation, state of emergency or state of war and alleviating the impact thereof, for the following budgetary year. The Government of the Republic has the right to authorise the minister responsible for the area to decide on the use of any unused funds by the regulation set out in subsection (3) of this section.
(4) In case of an extensive or rapid economic decline, at the time of a financial crisis or in the event of lower receipts of revenue than planned, the minister responsible for the area shall have the right to temporarily restrict the making of payments and assumption of obligations, notifying the Government of the Republic thereof. The payment conditions provided for in subsection 64 (6) of this Act shall be followed when making the payments in such case.
(5) The Riigikogu shall decide on the assumption of debt obligations for the state for the purpose of the acquisition of shares and other holdings, and other financial assets for the resolution and prevention of a financial crisis that may cause difficulties related to liquidity or solvency for the financial institutions or significant disruptions in the payment and settlement systems, or for the refinancing of debt obligations, or for the ensuring of financial stability of a foreign state, eurozone or a Member State thereof, in an amount exceeding the maximum permitted balance of the debt obligations specified in subsection (2) of this section. After the adoption of a resolution, the Government of the Republic shall submit to the Riigikogu a draft supplementary budget or a draft state budget amendment. The legislative proceeding of a draft supplementary budget or a draft state budget amendment shall not hinder the implementation of the resolution of the Riigikogu.
(2) The Ministry of Finance shall be permitted to assume the debt obligations for the state within the maximum permitted balance of the debt obligations of the state specified in subsection 69 (2) of this Act. The Riigikogu shall grant, on the proposal of the Government of the Republic, an authorisation for the assumption of the debt obligations for the state in amount exceeding the specified balance. The Ministry of Finance will be entitled to enter into contracts enabling assumption of debt obligations to manage the financial risks related to the assumption of debt obligations in a total amount which exceeds the maximum permitted balance specified in subsection 69 (2) of this Act, provided that the balance of the debt obligations actually assumed by the state shall not, at any point, exceed the balance specified in subsection 69 (2) of this Act.
§ 812. Establishment of support measures for alleviation of crisis relating to spread of coronavirus causing COVID-19 disease
(1) The general conditions for the support measures established due to the emergency situation on the basis of § 531 of this Act shall be established by a regulation of the Government of the Republic.
(2) The minister shall establish the support programmes due to the emergency situation on the basis of § 531 of this Act in adherence to the general conditions referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
1 Council Directive 2011/85/EU on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 41–47).