Estonia's tax agency moves decoration rules to its director general
Estonia's Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi has amended the statutes of the Tax and Customs Board, signed with Chancellor Merike Saks. The amendment, dated 29 October 2026, moves control over the agency's own awards to its Director General. Several older provisions and two annexes on the topic are removed.
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What does it mean?
The Estonian tax and customs agency's own medals and awards will now be set by its head, the Director General, through an internal order. The older written rules and two annexes on the subject no longer apply.
Who is affected?
Staff of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board who could receive agency awards, and the Board's leadership.
What changes?
Previously the statutes set out the agency's decorations in full, with annexes and further subsections; now the Director General sets the details by directive and the older subsections and annexes are repealed.