29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Answer
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Source

 The Solomon Islands Political Parties Integrity Act entitles political parties "to claim one or both of the following grants after their elected MPs have taken their oaths on the floor of Parliament: 

(a) a temporary special measures grant of $10,000 payable annually for every women elected to Parliament; and

(b) an administration grant of $20,000 for each Member of Parliament of the political party, payable annually to the political party after submission of its annual financial report under sectionn 61. 

Source: Article 58 (1) (a) and (b),  Solomon Islands Political Parties Integrity Act 2014 

Comment

 Political parties can make an annual claim for public funded grants for each of their elected MPs, but the value of the grants provided are greater for female MPs.   

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