State budget negotiations between the Prime Minister Sanna MarinThe five-party coalition government (SDP) was at a standstill on Monday at 6:50 p.m.
Minister of the Interior, just before 6.30 pm Maria Ohisalo (Green) told reporters that it appears that negotiations will continue for another day.
"Unfortunately, it may still take time, but it is hoped that a solution will be found," the minister said.
"Now I think it’s pretty late, [an agreement] may not come today," Ohisalo said Monday night.
The leaders of the government spent Monday on the fifth day of negotiations after they could not reach an agreement over the weekend. The negotiations were originally scheduled to last only two days and were concluded last week.
According to the media, the disagreements concern policies and plans of € 200-500 million. However, none of the ministers who arrived at the talks, including Mari, confirmed such amounts.
It is known that the center has demanded hundreds of millions of euros in budget cuts to the proposed financial framework, which has caused the party to conflict with its left-wing coalition partners.
When the ministers registered with the Helsinki Control House, almost everyone who spoke to the journalists said that a compromise was needed.
Peat and employment
Other anchorages include the government’s plan to phase out the burning of peat for energy.
Just over a week ago, the chairman of the Center Party Annika Saarikko said that Finland had reduced the burning of peat too quickly. The carbon-rich process accounts for 4-6 per cent of Finland’s energy production, but its share of energy production emissions is 12-15 per cent.
The archipelago arrived at the talks shortly after they resumed on Monday, saying it hoped the coalition would continue talks.
"A lot of things need to change. Some people think they are minor things, but they are also about principles. We are talking about the cornerstone of the Finnish economy. For example, the fact that yesterday’s proposals included tax increases of hundreds of millions of euros did not move things in a more positive direction," The archipelago said.
Another area of government disagreement is the proposal to reduce the country’s unemployment rate.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Marin said the negotiations have become increasingly difficult, adding that he had offered several compromises on the proposals but did not mention details.
Source: The Nordic Page