31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?

"Every party group shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Law, be entitled to be financed for - its election expenses in the election period; its running expenses in every month from the month following the publication of the results of the elections to the Knesset until the month in which the results of the elections to the next Knesset are published."

Source: Article 2(a)(1-2), Parties Financing Law, 1973.

Parties are entitled to funding - both regularly provided funding and in relation to elections. The first type of funding should be used to finance the party's on-going activities, while the second - to finance its elections expenses. However, ןn practice there is only limited supervision that the money will indeed be used for the purposes for which they were intended.