39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?

Latvia

Latvia

Answer
Yes
Source

Section 7.4 Spending of the State Budget Financing
(1) A political organisation (party) shall spend the State budget financing for the provision of political and
economic activity thereof and is entitled to spend it for the following target groups:
1) the maintenance of the office and employees of the political organisation (party);
2) the content provision of the operation of the political organisation (party) (for example, for seminars,
congresses, conferences, research, surveys, events of youth organisations, consultations);
3) the communication of the political organisation (party) with the society, including for political
campaigning.
(11) The Cabinet shall issue regulations determining the types of the target groups for spending of the
State budget financing provided for in Paragraph one of this Section, and also the permissible expenses.
(12) A political organisation (party) may spend no more than 60 per cent of the State budget financing
received in the relevant year for each target group specified in Paragraph one of this Section.
(2) Payments for the measures referred to in Paragraph one of this Section shall be made by using non-cash payment settlements from the account referred to in Section 7.2, Paragraph one of this Law.
(21) An alliance of political organisations (parties) which has been granted the State budget financing
may grant it to a political organisation (party) within its composition, transferring to a separate account
opened by the political organisation (party) in a credit institution registered in Latvia, if the political
organisation (party) has been in the composition of the alliance of political organisations (parties) when
standing in the last elections of the Saeima.
(3) A political organisation (party) shall, once a year, submit documents justifying the spending of the
State budget financing to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau in accordance with the
regulations issued by the Cabinet.
Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) Article 7.4.

Comment

The overall spending limit for 120 days before election covering all campaign categories (excluding mail), 0,0004 x minimum salary x number of voters in each constituency where the political party stands.

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