Saara Tamminen “Possible Scenarios of Environmental Tax Reform in Finland”

The expenses of the Estonian Health Insurance Fund significantly exceed its revenues, and the accumulated reserves will be depleted in the next five years. Other European countries in the same situation have cut healthcare services and increased people’s co-payments. According to the Foresight Centre’s new short report “Other countries’ experiences in managing healthcare budget deficits”, both solutions have worsened public health and deepened inequality.