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Article 228
 

Transparency in Usage of Money from Election Funds of Political Parties, Block of Political Parties and Candidates to Municipal Membership.

228.1   The following information on the election fund of the candidate to municipal membership should necessarily be published by the mass media means mentioned in Article 77.4 of this Code:

228.1.1            on the financial report about usage of election fund of a candidate for a membership of a municipality if its amount is more than thousand times the minimum salary which is in force on the date decision on determination of election day is officially published;

228.1.2            on the legal entities who contributed donation, which is more than 500 times the minimum salary which is in force on the date the decision on determination of the election day is officially published, to the election fund of a candidate for membership of a municipality (in this case, possibility of transfer of funds through several installments of donations should be taken into account);

228.1.3            on the number of citizens who contributed donations, which are more than 50 times the minimum salary, which is in force on the date the decision on determination of the election day, is officially published, to the election fund of a candidate for membership of a municipality;

228.1.4            on the funds returned to the contributors and on the grounds for return;

228.1.5            the total amount of money received by the election fund of a candidate for membership of a municipality and the total amount expended;



The following information about the political party or block of political parties should necessarily be published in mass media in conformity with the rules mentioned in Article 77.2 or 77.3 of this Code:



on the financial statement of expenditure of funds, if the election funds exceed 2,000 times the minimum salary, which is in force on the day of publication of the decision on determination of the elections;



on the legal entities who contributed donations to the election funds which exceed 1,000 times the minimum salary, which is in force on the day of publication of the decision on determination of the elections (in this case, possibility of transfer of funds through several installments of donations should be taken into account);



on the number of citizens who contributed donations more than 50 times the minimum salary which is in force on the day of publication of the decision on determination of the elections;



on the funds returned to the contributors and the grounds for return;



on the total amount received by the election fund and the total amount of its expenditures.