Kristina Kallas is the education minister. She wants more pay for teachers and public workers. But the Reform Party wants lower taxes.
Michal says defense is the most important. It needs 5% of GDP. After that, he wants lower taxes. People will have more money.
Michal hopes the budget plan is ready by Thursday. The plan depends on many things, like money problems.
More pay for public workers is important. But Estonia does not have enough money. EU rules say the budget gap must be less than 4.5%.
Michal says it is hard to do everything at once: more defense, follow EU rules, lower taxes, and higher pay. This explains the big budget gap.
If the budget is 200 million euros less, many things will not happen. For example, no new weapons, no lower taxes, and no higher pay. Rail Baltic or road money might also not happen.
Michal does not say how much Estonia’s debt grows. People will know on Wednesday when the budget is shown.