18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?
Taiwan
《政治獻金法》第十八條
Article 18, Political Donations Act (https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0020049)
《政治獻金法》第十八條
對同一(組)擬參選人每年捐贈總額,不得超過下列金額:
一、個人:新臺幣十萬元。
二、營利事業:新臺幣一百萬元。
三、人民團體:新臺幣五十萬元。
政黨對其所推薦同一(組)擬參選人之金錢捐贈,不得超過下列金額:
一、總統、副總統:新臺幣二千五百萬元。
二、立法委員:新臺幣二百萬元。
三、直轄市長、縣(市)長:新臺幣三百萬元。
四、直轄市議員、縣(市)議員:新臺幣五十萬元。
五、鄉(鎮、市)長、直轄市山地原住民區長:新臺幣三十萬元。
六、鄉(鎮、市)民代表、直轄市山地原住民區民代表、村(里)長:新臺幣十萬元。
對不同擬參選人每年捐贈總額,合計不得超過下列金額:
一、個人:新臺幣三十萬元。
二、營利事業:新臺幣二百萬元。
三、人民團體:新臺幣一百萬元。
第一項所稱對同一(組)擬參選人每年捐贈總額,指同一年度內對參與該次選舉之個別擬參選人捐贈合計之金額;前項所稱對不同擬參選人每年捐贈總額,指同一年度內對各種選舉擬參選人捐贈合計之金額。
以遺囑為政治獻金之捐贈者,其捐贈總額依第一項第一款、第三項第一款規定,並以一次為限;其捐贈總額超過部分,無效。
Article 18, Political Donations Act
Article 18
The total amount of donations contributed to a same person (group) planning to participate in campaign each year may not exceed the following limits:
1. By individuals: NT$100,000.
2. By profit-seeking businesses: NT$1,000,000.
3. By civil associations: NT$500,000.
The total amount of donations contributed by a political party to a same recommended person (group) planning to participate in a campaign may not exceed the following limits:
1. President and Vice President: NT$25,000,000.
2. Members of the Legislative Yuan: NT$2,000,000.
3. Governors of municipalities or counties (cities): NT$3,000,000.
4. Councilors of municipalities or counties (cities): NT$500,000.
5. Chiefs of townships (cities) and chiefs of mountain indigenous districts: NT$300,000.
6. Representatives of townships (cities),representatives of mountain indigenous district congresses and chiefs of villages(boroughs): NT$100,000.
The total amount of donations contributed to different persons planning to participate in a campaign each year may not exceed the following limits:
1. By a same individual: NT$300,000.
2. By a same profit-seeking business: NT$2,000,000.
3. By a same civil association: NT$1,000,000.
The total amount of donations contributed to a same person (group) planning to participate in a campaign each year referred to in Paragraph 1 shall mean the total amount of donations contributed to the individual person planning to participate in the campaign within the same year. The total amount of donations contributed to different persons planning to participate in a campaign each year referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall mean the total amount of donations contributed to persons planning to participate in various campaigns within the same year.
The total amount of donations contributed in one’s will shall follow Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 and Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 3, and is limited to once only. The excess part of the total amount is invalid.