Latvia - 2011 Party Finance Law

Title Section 7.4 Spending of State Budget Financing
Article

7.4

(1) A political organisation (party) is entitled to spend State budget financing on:
1) premise hire and services connected to premise hire, including the organisation of meetings;
2) communication and Internet services;
3) work remuneration and other payments to natural persons connected with the operations of the relevant political organisation (party) or the operations of the association of the relevant political organisation (party);
4) sworn auditor services;
5) research work;
6) the organisation of educational events intended for inhabitants, including public events, seminars, charity events, and the publication and distribution of books, booklets, excluding the ensuring of catering services; and
7) pre-election campaigns.

(2) Payments for the measures referred to in Paragraph one of this Section shall be performed using cash payment settlements from the account referred to in Section 7.2, Paragraph one of this Law.

(3) In submitting the annual report of a political organisation (party) to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, documents justifying the spending of the State budget financing shall be appended thereto.
[10 June 2010 law edition come on force July 14 2010]

Categories - External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Party finance (Expenditures)
- Party finance (Report and disclosure)
Source http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=36189 (accessed: August 2012)