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Section 9
 

(1) All candidates and nominating organisations shall publish in the Official Gazette of Hungary the amount, source and use of state and other funds spent on the election within 60 days after the election of the Members of the Parliament.


(2) The use of state and other funds according to the Act on the Operation and Financial Management of Political Parties spent on the election shall be audited by the State Audit Office of Hungary with respect to the candidates who have obtained a mandate in the Parliament and their nominating organisations ex officio, and with respect to other candidates and nominating organisations at the request of other candidates or nominating organisations.


(3) Requests for an audit according to Subsection (2) may be submitted within 3 months after the election of the Members of the Parliament. The request shall be accompanied by a motion to present evidence.


(4) If a candidate or a nominating organisation violates the provisions set forth in Section 7, they shall pay back to the central budget double the amount by which they have exceeded the total maximum amount that may be spent on the election according to Section 7 within 15 days after receiving a notice from the State Audit Office of Hungary.


(5) If the candidate or the nominating organisation fails to meet their obligation described in Subsection (4), the State Audit Office of Hungary shall communicate its audit findings to the Treasury. The Treasury shall adopt a resolution on the payment obligation described in Subsection (4), against which no appeal shall lie. The payment shall be due on the fifteenth day after the court has approved the resolution adopted by the Treasury or after the deadline for launching the procedure has expired without a procedure being launched.


(6) If a candidate or a nominating organisation fails to meet their obligation described in Subsection (5) within the specified deadline, the Treasury shall propose the collection of the debt by the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary as a tax. Upon the proposal of the Treasury, the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary shall arrange for the collection of the debt as a tax.