The proposal of the Finns, from financial incentives to a healthy lifestyle, has sparked much debate. Wellbeing coach Aki Manninen and rural doctor Tapani Kiminkinen share their views to Iltalehti.
On Monday, PS chairman, Minister of Finance Riikka Purra, presented the PS party program for the spring and municipal elections in the spring. Jenni Gästgivar
On Monday, the Finns published their election program for the spring and municipal elections. One of the main themes of the program is a healthy lifestyle and financially encouraging them.
– What if the cessation or non -alcoholic smoking would be given, in addition to avoiding harmful taxes, a reduction in income tax. Or instead of starting and supporting sports facilities, society would somehow reward for jogging and gym, PS suggests in its election program.
Iltalehti asked Aki Manninen, a well-being coach and TV person, and Tapani Kiminkinen, a rural doctor, what they would think about the tax relief of people living in healthy.
Manninen considers the idea positive. Tax relief could serve as a good carrot for a healthy lifestyle.
– I argue that many Finns would grab their own healthy life if they could get tax relief, says Manninen.
Aki Manninen wants to encourage people to choose healthy choices through his own work. Henri Kärkkäinen
Manninen is a well -being coach. He sells his wife Rita Niemi-Manninen With lifestyle change coaching online. Manninen says that their coaching is already being purchased today with tax relief on exercise vouchers.
Manninen also highlights the tax relief of electric bikes.
– It’s a pretty good carrot to make people move! Manninen sums up.
Manninen also recognizes the risk when all human information is collected digitally.
– That’s where this world is going to know everything you know. Even banks look at risk management how much you have used a betting card. Equally, there are visits to Alko or how much alcohol has been bought from the store. All it is under observation now. Perhaps I am a little terrified, but on the other hand, it can significantly control a person’s healthy life, Manninen ponders.
– In this form, this sounds like a good idea to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle. What better incentive than calculating taxes. In Finland, we pay taxes in the other way, Manninen concludes.
The doctor Kiminkinen, for his part, hears the Finns’ election program for the first time during the call of Iltalehti.
– However, I feel that it would be more democratic if it was a matter of harmful tax than tobacco, alcohol and sugar. I think it sounds like a better idea, Kiminkinen describes.
– The disadvantage would be somehow more collective and democratic. People are different and different people have a different capacity in life. Then, by the way, there is a split in the poor and rich and it feels like it would target those who are already more prosperous and healthier and follow them more.
Tapani Kiminkinen considers the harmful tax a better idea. Atte Kajova
Kiminkinen points out that the health of Finns has improved significantly over the last 50 years.
– Coronary heart rate for working -age coronary disease has decreased by more than 80 %, traffic deaths have decreased, dramatic, accidents have decreased, tobacco burning has decreased and alcohol use has gone better. All of these have needed many ways, and cannot use individual means. It is about many things, both taxation and business, Kiminkinen concludes.