15. Is there a ban on state resources being given to or received by political parties or candidates (excluding regulated public funding)?

Serbia

Serbia

Answer
Yes
Source

"It is prohibited to finance a political entity by foreign states; foreign natural persons and legal entities, except international political associations; anonymous donors, public institutions, public enterprises, companies and entrepreneurs engaged in services of general interest, institutions and companies with state capital share, other organizations discharging administrative authority; trade unions, associations and other non-profit organizations, churches and religious communities; gaming industry; importers, exporters and manufacturers of excise goods, legal entities and entrepreneurs with due, and unsettled, public revenue obligations, unless set forth otherwise by this Law."

Source: Article 12, Law on financing political activities, 2014 consolidated text

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