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

Czechia

Czechia

Answer
Proportional to votes received Proportional to seats received
Source

"(6) The permanent contribution amounts to CZK 6,000,000 per year for the Party and Movement which received 3% of the votes in the last election to the Chamber of Deputies. For every other, as well as initiated, 0.1% of votes, the party and the movement will receive CZK 200,000 annually. If more than 5% of votes are received by the party and the movement, the contribution is not further increased.

(7) The contribution for the mandate of a deputy or senator is CZK 900000 per year and CZK 250000 per year for the mandate of a member of the regional council and a member of the Prague City Council.

(8) The contribution to support the work of a political institute shall amount to an annual amount equal to 10% of the total contribution to the activity belonging to the party or movement. In the application pursuant to Section 20a (3), the party and the movement shall indicate the name and location of the political institute in whose favor the contribution is intended to support."

Source: Article 20 (6) - (8), Act No. 424/1991_The Law on Association in Political Parties and Political Movements, 1991

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