Political Finance Database

12.3 (8) donations by aliens are prohibited, except for donations by persons holding the permanent right of residence or the status of a long-term resident in Estonia.

§ 12.1.(2) A political party may receive income only from the following sources:
1) membership fees established on the basis of the articles of association of the political party;
2) allocations from the state budget under this Act;
3) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act (donation can be voluntarily given by a natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Estonia or has the permanent right of residence or the status of a long-term resident in Estonia out of their assets to a political party or a member thereof for the purpose of supporting the activities of the political party)
4) transactions with the property of the political party.

12.3 (8) donations by aliens, except for donations by persons holding the permanent right of residence or the status
of a long-term resident in Estonia.

§ 5.2. (3) The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act; (donation can be voluntarily given by a natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Estonia or has the permanent right of residence or the status of a long-term resident in Estonia out of their assets to a political party or a member thereof for the purpose of supporting the activities of the political party)
2) personal property of the single candidate.

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is
prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

[...]

2) donations by legal persons; [...]

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is
prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

[...]

2) donations by legal persons; [...]

All donations from legal persons are banned.

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is
prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

[...]

2) donations by legal persons; [...]

All donations from legal persons are banned.

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is
prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

[...]

2) donations by legal persons; [...]

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

1) anonymous donations; [...]

§ 12.3.

(2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:

1) anonymous donations; [...]

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

12.1.(3) A political party is prohibited to use public funds for conducting or organising the election campaign of the political party or a person running in the list of the political party, except for the allocations from the state budget based on this Act. An election coalition, single candidate, person running in the list of a political party and person running in the list of an election coalition is prohibited to use public funds for conducting or organising their election campaign. The provisions of § 12.4 of this Act apply to such prohibited income. For the purposes of this section, ‘public funds’ means state budget funds and local authority budget funds.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

An amount the donor can contribut to political party does not change in relation to an election. it is up to 1200 EUR.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

An amount the donor can contribut to political party does not change in relation to an election. it is up to 1200 EUR.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

AND

§ 5.2. Single candidate

(3) The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act;
2) personal property of the single candidate.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

12.3 (3) A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

AND

§ 5.2. Single candidate

(3) The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act;
2) personal property of the single candidate.

§ 5.2. Single candidate

(3) The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act;
2) personal property of the single candidate.

12.3 (2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:
[...]
3) the transfer or the granting of use of goods, services or proprietary rights to a political party on conditions not available to other persons;
4) release from ordinary binding duties or obligations;
5) waiver of claims against a political party;

HOWEVER non-monetary donations are not banned.

12.3(4) The usual value of the object or right serves as the basis for evaluation of a non-monetary donation. If there are generally acknowledged experts for evaluation of an object, the object of a non-monetary donation will be evaluated by them. If a non-monetary donation has been evaluated below its actual value, the difference between the values will be deemed a prohibited donation.

The donation limit is common for cash and in-kind donations. However, candidate can use personal property without limitation:

The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act;
2) personal property of the single candidate.
Source: § 5.2(3)

As according to 5.2(5), the section 12.3(4) applies to single candidates, so yes, there is a limit for non-monetary donations.

Other in-kind donations as special services or discounts are not allowed.

12.3 (2) A donation that does not comply with the terms and conditions laid down in subsection (1) of this section is prohibited. Above all, the following is prohibited:
[...]
3) the transfer or the granting of use of goods, services or proprietary rights to a political party on conditions not available to other persons;
4) release from ordinary binding duties or obligations;
5) waiver of claims against a political party;

3(1) Political parties are formed on the principle of territoriality. Political parties cannot found sub-units in institutions, enterprises or organisations.

12.6 (2) A political party cannot be a shareholder of any other legal person.

Also any other engagement in commercial enterprises is prohibited.

§ 12.2. Borrowing
(1) A political party may enter into a loan contract only if the lender is a credit institution and the lending and borrowing takes place on market conditions. A loan agreement may be secured only with the property of the political party or the suretyship of a member of the political party. The upper limit of obligations arising from loan agreements is 25 per cent of the sum allocated to political parties from the state budget. The political party funding supervision committee will disclose the sum on its website. The upper limit will not be applied to an election coalition or a political party whose total revenue specified in subsection 121(2) was below 50 000 euros in the previous financial year.

5.2 (3) The sources of funding of the election campaign of a single candidate include:
1) donations made on the terms and conditions laid down in this Act;
2) personal property of the single candidate.

This regulation suggests that candidates, as natural persons, are able to take loan and to spend it on campaign BUT the Law does not regulates that directly.

Absent from laws/unregulated.

12.3(3)A political party is allowed to accept cash donations from a natural person to the extent of up to 1200 euros per financial year. Cash donations are immediately registered by a political party as revenue.

12.7(1) A political party represented in the Riigikoguhas the right to receive an allocation from the state budget by
the fifth date of each calendar month.

12.7(1) A political party represented in the Riigikoguhas the right to receive an allocation from the state budget. The size of the allocation is proportionate to the number of seats obtained in the elections of the Riigikogu.

(2) A political party that participated in the elections of the Riigikogu, but did not exceed the election threshold and received at least 2% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation.

12.7(1) A political party represented in the Riigikogu has the right to receive an allocation from the state budget. The size of the allocation is proportionate to the number of seats obtained in the elections of the Riigikogu.
(2) A political party that participated in the elections of the Riigikogu, but did not exceed the election threshold
and received at least:
1) 2% but less than 3% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 30 000 euros from the state budget;
2) 3% but less than 4% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 60 000 euros from the state budget;
3) 4% but less than 5% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 100 000 euros from the state budget.
 

There are no explicit ear-marked areas of spending funds.

But all political parties must report on these expenses:

12.1(8) A political party will draw up a quarterly report on their expenses. The report will set out the expenses divided into the following categories:
1) expenses of political activities; (1) advertising expenses by type (television, radio, online, outdoor and newspaper advertising, printed adverting
materials); 2) public relations expenses; 3) publication expenses; 4) expenses of public events; 5) Other expenses of political activities.)
2) labour expenses;
3) administrative expenses (public utility expenses, transportation, heating, telecommunications, fixed asset depreciation, insurance, minor supplies and other similar expenses).

Absent from legal framework.

Absent from legal framework.

Absent from legal framework.

10(3) Notices of state and local government agencies and notices and advertisements relating to the election campaigns of political parties, election coalitions and independent candidates are exempt from advertisement tax.

Absent from legal framework.

Absent from legal framework.

Absent from legal framework.

Political parties must report on their expenses but there is no any limit on expenses.

12.1(8) A political party will draw up a quarterly report on their expenses as of the end of the quarter and submit it to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form by the 10thdate of the month following the quarter. The report will set out the expenses divided into the following categories:
1) expenses of political activities;
2) labour expenses;
3) administrative expenses.

There is no limit on expenditure.

All candidates must report on their expenditure but there is no limit.

12.8(5) A single candidate submits a report on the election campaign expenses and the origin of the funds used.

There ar no limits on expenditure.

Campaign spending is prohibited for third parties.

12.3 (6) payment of the expenses of a political party by third parties for the political party or making concessions to the political party, unless the payment of such expenses or the making of such concessions is also available to other persons in ordinary economic activities;

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12.1(8) A political party will draw up a quarterly report on their expenses as of the end of the quarter and submit it to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form by the 10thdate of the month following the quarter. The report will set out the expenses divided into the following categories:
1) expenses of political activities;
2) labour expenses;
3) administrative expenses.

12.8(1) Political parties, election coalitions and single candidates submit to the political party funding supervision committee a report on the expenses of the Riigikogu, European Parliament or local authority council election campaign. The report is submitted to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form within one month from the election day. The election campaign report is published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee.

12.8(1) Political parties, election coalitions and single candidates submit to the political party funding supervision committee a report on the expenses of the Riigikogu, European Parliament or local authority council election campaign. The report is submitted to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form within one month from the election day. The election campaign report is published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee.

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Revenues and expenditures of parties and candidates are publicaly available.

12.1(4) As of the end of the quarter, a political party will draw up a quarterly report on the revenues earned and loans obtained following the list of sources specified in subsection (2) of this section and submit it to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form by the tenth day of the month following the quarter. [...]The report will be published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee. Upon publication of the report on the website of the political party funding supervision committee, the personal identification code [...] will be replaced by the person’s date of birth.

12.8(1) The election campaign report is published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee.

12.1(4) Upon publication of the report on the website of the political party funding supervision committee, the personal identification code [...] will be replaced by the person’s date of birth.

12.8(8) A single candidate indicates the type of the source of the funds, which was used for the election campaign. The name and personal identification of the donator, the value of the donation and the date of accrual and, with regard to personal assets, the sum of money used for the election campaign are indicated with regard to a donation. The report is submitted and disclosed in accordance with the procedure provided in the Law.

12.1(4) As of the end of the quarter, a political party will draw up a quarterly report on the revenues earned and
loans obtained following the list of sources: membership fees, allocations from the state budget, donations, transactions with the property of the political party. specified in subsection.

Parties must report on their party's and separately on campaigns expenses in detail, candidates must report on campaign expenses in detail.

12.1(8) A political party will draw up a quarterly report on their expenses as of the end of the quarter and submit it to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form by the 10thdate of the month following the quarter. The report will set out the expenses divided into the following categories:
1) expenses of political activities;
2) labour expenses;
3) administrative expenses.

12.8(1) Political parties, election coalitions and single candidates submit to the political party funding supervision committee a report on the expenses of the Riigikogu, European Parliament or local authority council election campaign. The report is submitted to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form within one month from the election day. The election campaign report is published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee.

12.8(10) The following is indicated in the report of parties and candidates regarding campaign expenses:
1) the date of the expense receipt;
2) the number of the expense receipt;
3) the name of the recipient;
4) the personal identification or registry code of the recipient;
5) the expense type;
6) the price of the expense;
7) the expense amount paid;
8) the expense amount payable;
9) the date of payment.

Political party funding supervision committee receives all reports. 

§ 12.10. Political party funding supervision committee
(1) The political party funding supervision committee verifies whether political parties, election coalitions and single candidates adhere to the requirements provided for in the Political Parties Act.

§ 12.11. Political party funding supervision committee’s precept and right to request documents

§ 12.11. (1) The political party funding supervision committee will make a precept to a political party, a person running as a candidate in the list of a political party, an election coalition, a person running as a candidate in the list of an election coalition or a single candidate if the person has failed to perform the obligation to submit the report or if the report contains deficiencies; has failed to return a prohibited donation; has not recognised an accepted donation; has not transferred a prohibited donation to the state budget; has failed to submit the documents specified by Law; has failed to submit a document requested by the committee by the prescribed date.

12.12(1) In the event of failure to comply with a precept specified in clauses 12.11(1) 1)-3), 5) and 6) of this Act, the political party funding supervision committee may impose a coercive payment of up to 15 000 euros in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Substitutive Enforcement and Coercive Payments Act.

Numerous fines are set out in the 12.12 and 12.14 sections.

(2.1) If a political party that receives allocations from the state budget or a person who ran in the list of the political party has not transferred a donation to the state budget in any of the manners specified in subsections 12.4(1)–(3) of this Act or returned it to the donator, the government agency appointed on the basis of subsection 12.7(4) of this Act will reduce the support paid on the basis of subsections of 12.7(1) and (2) of this Act to the extent of the triple of the donation amount specified in the precept, but no more than to the extent of 20 per cent of the support.
Source: § 12.11(2.1),