21. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to political parties?

Russian Federation

Russian Federation

Answer
Yes
Source

Art. 30 - "(1) Political party and its regional branches may accept donations of cash and other property from natural and legal persons, provided that such donations and source thereof to have been documented. ...

(7) In case of donation not in the form of cash, a political party or its regional branch shall assess it in terms of money in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation and record relevant data including information about the donators specified in clauses 5 and 6 of this Article, in the consolidated financial statement of a political party, the financial (accounting) report of a political party or in the financial (accounting) report of the regional branch of political party.

(8) Donations received by political party, including its regional branches, from one legal entity during a calendar year shall not exceed forty-three million three hundred thousand rubles. Donations received by political party, including its regional branches, from one individual during a calendar year shall not exceed four million three hundred thirty thousand rubles."

Source: Article 30 (1), (7) and (8), Federal Law on Political Parties of the Russian Federation, 2001 (as of December 5, 2017)

Comment

Although there are no explicit limits on in-kind donations to political parties, the request to asses them in monetary terms (see art. 30 (7) of the federal law) suggest that the general limits for donations should apply also for in-kind contributions. 

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