| Question |
Response |
| Regulations and Enforcement |
| Is there a system of regulation for the financing of political parties? |
Yes
|
| What body is responsible for administration and enforcement of the regulations? |
National Electoral Management Body/Government Department/Other
(The Tax Office.)
|
| Disclosure of Income |
| Is there provision for disclosure of contributions to political parties? |
Yes
|
| Do donors have to disclose contributions made? |
No
|
| What is the threshold beyond which donors must disclose contributions made? |
-
|
| Do political parties have to disclose contributions received? |
Yes
|
| What is the threshold beyond which parties must disclose contributions received? |
All contributions received
|
| Ceilings on Income |
| Is there a ceiling on contributions to political parties? |
Yes
|
| Is there a ceiling on how much a donor can contribute? |
Yes
Comment: There is no information available if the ceiling is per election cycle or per year.
|
| What is the ceiling for how much a donor can contribute? |
1000 times the Average Minimum Wage (AMW) per list of candidates in the multi-member constituency.
|
| Is there a ceiling on how much a party can raise? |
No
|
| What is the ceiling for how much a party can raise? |
-
|
| Bans on Sources of Income |
| Is there a ban on any type of donation to political parties? |
Yes
|
| Is there a ban on foreign donations to political parties? |
Yes
|
| Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties? |
No
Comment: There is no total ban on corporate donations except for those from State-owned and Foreign corporations.
|
| Is there a ban on donations from government contractors to political parties? |
No
|
| Is there a ban on trade union donations to political parties? |
No
|
| Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties? |
No
|
| Is there a ban on in kind donations to political parties? |
No
|
| Is there a ban on any other type of donation to political parties? |
Yes
Comment: There is a ban on donations from bodies of State power and Government, State enterprises, offices, or organizations.
|
| Disclosure and Ceilings on Expenditure |
| Is there provision for public disclosure of expenditure by political parties? |
Yes
Comment: Disclosure is required for campaign expenditure only.
|
| Is there a ceiling on party election expenditure? |
Yes
Comment: There is no information available if the ceiling is per eelction cycle or per year. The ceiling is 1000 times the Average Minimum Wage for a list of candidates in a multi-candidate electoral area.
|
| What is the ceiling on party election expenditure? |
1.000 times the Average Minimum Wage for a list of candidates in a multi-candidate electoral area
|
| Direct Public Funding |
| Do political parties receive direct public funding? |
Yes
|
| When do political parties receive direct public funding? |
Between elections
|
| What is the purpose of the direct public funding? |
General party administration/Election campaign activities
|
| What is the basis for direct public funding? |
Performance at previous election
Comment: The threshold for receiving direct public funding is representation in the Seimas.
|
| Indirect Public Funding: Media Access |
| Do political parties receive indirect public funding? |
Yes
|
| Are political parties entitled to free media access? |
Yes
|
| What are the criteria for allocating broadcast time? |
Equal time
|
| Indirect Public Funding: Taxation Status |
| Are political parties entitled to special taxation status? |
Yes
Comment: Parties receive tax credits.
|
| Are donors to parties entitled to any tax relief? |
No
|
| Are political parties entitled to any other form of indirect public funding? |
No
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