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1. The subsidy shall not exceed the sum of the following amounts:
a. a base sum of 178,384 euros, a sum of 51,740 euros per seat held by the political party and a sum per member of the political party equal to 1,953,202 euros divided by the total number of members of the political parties who receive a subsidy on the reference date;
b. where, on the reference date, the political party has designated a political-scientific institute as a subsidiary institution, as provided for in article 2, a base sum of 125,287 euros and a sum of 12,877 euros per seat held by the political party;
c. where, on the reference date, the political party has designated a political youth organization as a subsidiary institution, as provided for in article 3, a sum per seat held by the political party and a sum per member of the political youth organization, calculated in accordance with section two;
d. where, on the reference date, the political party has designated an institution for foreign activities as a subsidiary institution, as provided for in article 4, a base sum and a sum per seat held by the political party, calculated in accordance with section three.
2. The sum per seat, as referred to in section one (c), is calculated by dividing 502,223 euros by the total number of seats held by the political parties which, on the reference date, have designated a political youth organization. The sum per member of the political youth organization is calculated by dividing 502,223 euros by the total number of members of all the designated political youth organizations.
3. The base sum, as referred to in section one (d), is calculated by dividing 615,000 euros by the total number of political parties which, on the reference date, have designated an institution for foreign activities. The sum per seat, as referred to in section one (d), is calculated by dividing 885,000 euros by the total number of seats held by political parties which, on the reference date, have designated an institution for foreign activities.
4. For the purposes of sections one to three, the reference date shall be taken as a starting point for the determination of the number of seats held by a political party, the number of members of a political party and the number of members of a political youth organization.
5. The amounts mentioned in sections one to three are to be reviewed on an annual basis on 1 January by ministerial decree, in accordance with the wage and price adjustments applied to the general state budget and rounded to the nearest whole number.