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Applications for financial support under this Act are to be submitted each year in writing to the Commission on Financial Support to the Political Parties. The application should be submitted before the end of October.
The party's annual report for the most recently completed financial year is to be included with the application. The accounts must have been examined by an authorised or approved public accountant. The examination must be as detailed and as extensive as required by generally accepted auditing standards. Financial support may not be granted if the application contains shortcomings as regards what is stated above.
As far as possible, party support and secretariat support are paid at the same time. The payments are made on a quarterly basis by the Riksdag Administration, where each payment consists of one fourth of the total amount. The first payment is made within one month after the submission of the application. The payments are made to each party's national organisation. However, at the request of a party, secretariat support or a part of this support can be paid to the secretariat of the party group in the Riksdag.