31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?

Political Parties Act 2017

Section 60(1) of the Political Parties Act 2017 states that subventions granted to a party may be spent only on
(a) the parliamentary activities of a party;
(b) promoting the representation in Parliament and in the local council of women, persons with disabilities, youth and ethnic;
(c) recruiting members and promoting active participation by individual citizens in party activities;
(d) activities for gaining the political party’s influence to a political agenda;
(e) the organisation by the political party of civic education in democracy and other electoral processes;
(e) any lawful activity relating to an election in which a party nominates a candidate;
(f) administrative and staff expenses of the political party which shall not be more than thirty percent of the moneys allocated to the political party;
(g) any other necessary or reasonable requirement of a party.