30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Thailand

Thailand

Answer
Proportional to votes received Other
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"Section 83       The subsidy of political parties under Section 81 shall be distributed annually to the following rules:

            (1) Subsidy under Section 81 (1) shall be allocated by the indication of intent in an annual personal income tax;

            (2) Forty per cent (40%) of total amount of the subsidy apart from (1) shall be allocated by the amount of subscription fees in proportion between the amount of subscription fees all political parties gained in the previous year and the amount of subscription fees a political party gained in the previous year with the exception that the amount of allocation shall not exceed the aggregate a political party gained from its member in the previous year;

            (3) Forty per cent (40%) of total amount of the subsidy apart from (1) shall be allocated by, for the first year, the number of nationwide vote casts obtained in the previous election in proportion between the aggregate of votes obtained by all political parties and the aggregate of votes a political party obtained. For the following years, the subsidy shall be allocated in proportion between the aggregate of subsidy all political parties acquired under Section 79 and the aggregate subsidy a political party acquired;

            (4) Twenty per cent (20%) of total amount of the subsidy apart from (1) shall be allocated by the number of branches of political party in proportion between the number of branches of all political parties of the previous year and the number of branches that a political party has;

            (5) In regard to convene the re-election as a consequence of conduct of member from any political party, once the limit of allocation under (1) (2) (3) and (4) has been clearly identified, the Election Commission shall compensate the Fund by cutting off subsidy to political party and remit it to the Fund. Where the Court has decided the acquittal or less responsibility of the accused, the Executive Committee of the Fund shall compensate according to the rules and procedures prescribed by the Election Commission. Where allocated money is not sufficient, the Executive Committee of the Fund shall pay until the end. Political party has the right to reclaim from member.

            Where a political party which has received a subsidy has not complied with Section 23 and where a political party has failed to follow the Notification, the Election Commission may cut off that subsidy prescribed the rules and procedures.

            Balance from allocation shall be remitted to the Fund."

Source: Section 83, Organic Act on Political Parties, 2017 (Unofficial translation by the researcher)

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