Apart from the provision of free or subsidised access to media, some countries provide other forms of indirect state funding, such as tax benefits for political parties, candidates or donors. This question covers all such other forms of indirect public funding.
If you find information of any form of support, assistance or benefit from the state to either or both of political parties or of candidates not covered by the preceding questions, code “YES”.
This could for example be;
• Political parties/candidates being exempt from tax or custom duties, or receiving other tax benefits (this could include statements that political parties or candidates do not have to pay income tax or VAT)
• Donors to political parties/candidates receiving tax benefits from donations (for example that donors can deduct donations to parties or candidates from their taxes).
• Provision of free or subsidized transport, postage, office space, areas for events, poster.
If you code “YES”, you must give details in an external comment.
If you find regulations about state assistance to political parties or candidates but there is nothing not covered by preceding questions, code “NO”. If you judge that there may likely be regulations you have not been able to access about other forms of donations, code “ND”.
