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(1) The maximum limits for expenditure that can be made by a political party in every election campaign shall be calculated by summing the maximum permitted values for each candidate proposed for elections.
(2) The maximum amounts allowed for each candidate depend on minimum gross salary per country as at January 1 of election year, as follows:
a. 150 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for deputy or senator;
b. 20 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for the position of county councilor in the County Councils or General Council of Bucharest;
c. 15 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for local councilor in the municipal councils and county council of Bucharest;
d. 10 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for local councilor in the councils of cities and towns;
e. 2 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for local councilor in the municipal councils;
f. 10,000 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for mayor of Bucharest;
g. 2,000 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for mayor of a county;
h. 500 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for mayor of a sector of Bucharest or of a city or town;
i. 20 minimum gross salaries per country for each candidate for mayor of a municipality.
(3) The maximum expenses limits under par. (2) shall apply also to independent candidates.
(4) Upon validation, the party or county organization leadership, or, where appropriate, the independent candidate shall submit to the Court of Auditors a declaration on compliance with the limits stipulated in par. (2). The sums which exceed the limits under par. (2) shall be revenues to the state budget.