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1. Political parties are funded by the State in order to cover a part of their operational and elections expenses.
2. State funding is divided into regular and elections funding.
3. Regular funding is provided per year and amounts to 1.02‰ (one point zero two per thousand) of the regular income of the State Budget for that financial year.
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a. Elections funding is provided whenever general parliamentary elections or elections for the Greek Representatives in the European Parliament and amounts to 0.22‰ (zero point twenty two per thousand) of the regular income of the State Budget of the financial year during which the elections take place. If several elections take place, as defined in the previous point, during the same year, the above percentage cannot exceed a total of 0.35‰ (zero point thirty-five per thousand).
b. The percentage of the elections funding provided in each case is determined based on the opinion of the Interparty Commission, by decision of the Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation. The decision is issued during the first two months of the year during which the parliamentary period expires or the year when the elections for the Greek Representatives in the European Parliament take place, and is published in the Government Gazette. If elections are called in advance before the end of the parliamentary period, a decision is issued under the above procedure to determine the funding percentage within eight (8) days of such announcement, unless a decision has been issued in this respect according to the previous point.
5. The necessary credits for political party funding are included in the budget of the Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation. Such credits may not exceed 1.24‰ (one point twenty four per thousand) of the regular income of the State Budget for that financial year and, if more elections take place, 1.37‰ (one point thirty seven per thousand).
6. State funding is not subject to tax.