Postimees wrote that currently, members of parliament, ministers, officials, and heads of state institutions must submit declarations of interests.
From the declarations, one can see how much people earn, what their loan burden is, and what assets they have.
Heads of state companies, state commercial institutions, and some state institutions do not have to do this unless the ministry requires it.
For example, the heads of RMK, Tervisekassa, Töötukassa, Elering, Operail, Eesti Raudtee, Tallinna Lennujaam, Tallinna Sadam, and Rail Baltic Estonia do not have to disclose their financial interests.
The Ministry of Finance considered that this would be too strong a measure. They believe that the privacy of leaders is more important than public interest.
According to the ministry, this measure could scare away strong employees. At the same time, it is not very useful in the fight against corruption.
The decision was made by Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi. It is a political decision.