30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

§ 26, 27, 28 of the Law on Political Parties (85/2005 Coll. ACT from 4February 2005 on Political Parties andPolitical Movements)

a. Contribution for votes obtained in the elections, provided once - after elections - to parties
which have obtained more than 3% of the valid votes cast and which amounts to 1% of the
average monthly salary per vote (Section 52, paragraph 4 of Act 333/2004). In 2006, this
was slightly over 170 SKK per vote (approximately €5). This contribution is generally
provided once every 4 years. In 2006 the state provided 380,029,965 SKK (approximately
€11.3 million ) in contributions for votes to 8 political parties;
b. Contribution for activities, which is provided annually to the same group of parties/coalitions that receive a contribution for votes and constitutes for an entire year of the electoral term a
quarter of the total amount of the contribution of votes12. In 2007, this contribution was
provided to 8 political parties, amounting to a total of 95 million SKK (approximately €2.87
million);
c. Contribution for seats, which is provided annually to parties/coalitions that are represented
in the National Council. It amounts to 30 times the average monthly wage per seat for up to
20 seats; any seat over 20 will get 20 times the average monthly wage. In 2007, this
contribution was provided to 6 political parties, amounting to a total of 70.7 million SKK