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1. The maximum allowed value of electoral expenses for each parliamentary candidate in the elections, including the value of the evaluated services and facilities, is determined based on the number of places of the electoral region where the candidacy is submitted. For its determination, the amount of fifteen thousand (15,000) Euros is multiplied by a coefficient for each electoral region, as follows: a) For the first seat of each region, the coefficient is set to one (1) unit. b) For the second and until the seventh seat of each region, the above coefficient is multiplied by five tenths (0.5) per seat. c) For the eighth seat of each electoral region and after that, the coefficient is increased by one tenth (0.1) per seat. For the electoral regions of the Cyclades and Dodecanese, the above coefficient is increased by five tenths (0.5).
2. The ceiling for allowed electoral expenses that results from the calculation of paragraph 1 is determined for each electoral region by decision of the Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation, issued within five (5) days of the election announcement and published in the Government Gazette.
3. The coefficients of paragraph 1 can be adjusted by decision of the Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation, issued following the proposal of the Interparty Electoral Committee and published in the Government Gazette.
4. The ceiling for electoral expenses for each parliamentary candidate for the territory or European parliamentary candidate, in the parliamentary elections or elections for Greek representatives in the European Parliament, is determined at the value applicable in each case for parliamentary candidates of Electoral Region I Athens.
5. The ceiling for electoral expenses for advertisements in the press for each parliamentary candidate is set at twenty percent (20%) of the ceiling for electoral expenses defined in this article.