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1. Public contributions for expenses borne by the political parties and movements were decreased from 91,000,000 per year, out of which 70%, in amount of 63,700,000 were paid for the reimbursement of expenses for elections and as contribution for political activity performed. The remained percentage of 30%, in amount of euro 27,300,000 was allotted as co-funding according to article 2. The amounts provided at this line are considered maximum limits.
2. Line 5 of article 1 of the law no. 157 of June 3rd 1999, with the further amendments, was replaced by the following:
"5. The value of each of the four funds as concerns the bodies provided at line 1 shall be, for each year of legislature of the concerned bodies, in amount of euro 15,925,000."
3. The first title of line 2 of article 6 of the Law no. 43 of February 23rd 1995 shall be replaced with the following: "The fund for renewal of regional councils, provided at article 1 line 5 of the Law no. 157 of June 3rd 1999, with the further amendments, is distributed on regional grounds, proportional to the population of the region."
4. The provisions of article 1, lines 1-bis and 5-bis of the Law no. 157 of June 3rd 1999 shall remain unchanged.
5. The provisions of lines 1 and 3 shall apply as of the first renewal of Republic's Senate, Chamber of Deputies, Italian members of European Parliament, regional councils and councils of autonomous provinces Trento and Bolzano after the date this law becomes effectual.
6. There shall be abrogated:
a) article 2 line 275 of the Law no. 244 of December 24th 2007;
b) article 5 line 4 of the Decree-Law no. 78 of May 31st 2010 approved, with its amendments, by the law no. 122 of July 30th 2010;
c) article 6 lines 1 and 3 of the Decree-Law no. 98 of July 6th 2011 approved, with its amendments, by the law no. 111 of July 15th 2011.
7. Public contributions provided at line 1 granted to each political party or movement shall be decreased by 5% if the political party or movement presented, of the total number of candidates for the election of reference meeting, a number of candidates of the same sex higher than two thirds of the total number, which number shall be rounded to the higher unit.
8. As transitory provision, the reimbursement ratios of electoral expenses made for the elections performed before this law's enactment, whose allotment term did not expire yet, shall be decreased by 10%. The value obtained shall be further on decreased by 50%.