43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?

Czechia

Czechia

Answer
Yes, spending limit exists
Source

"(8) Election campaign expenses of a registered third person may not exceed a) in case of Chamber of Deputies elections, the amount of CZK 1,800,000 including VAT, b) in case of Senate elections, the amount of CZK 40,000 including VAT for each electoral constituency, if the candidate participates only in the first round of the Senate elections, or CZK 50,000 including VAT for each electoral constituency, if the candidate participates both in the first as well as the second round of the Senate elections.

(9) The amount according to subsection 8 shall cover all amounts which the registered third person paid or is due to pay, including amounts paid or to be paid by another person on their behalf. If a benefit, which is part of the election campaign, was received free of charge or for a price which is lower than the open market price, the open market price shall be included in the calculation of the total campaign expenditures."

Source: Articles 16e (8) and (9), Act No. 247/1995 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and on the Amendment of Certain Other Laws​, 1995

Comment

For the Parliamentary elections the limits of the amounts a third party can pay are: CZK 1,800,000 for the Chamber of Deputies elections and CZK 40,000 for Senate elections.

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