18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?
Lithuania
'1. One natural person, referred to in Article 12 of this Law may, during a calendar year, donate for one political party a donation not exceeding 300 minimum living standards. If a political campaign takes place the same year, a natural person may donate to one independent participant of political campaign during this political campaign a donation not exceeding 300 minimum living standards. If one natural person has donated to a political campaign participant (participants) during one political campaign more than 10 per cent of the revenue received during the last year, such donor and his donation (donations) must be declared in the opinion of the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance (hereinafter referred to as the State Tax Inspectorate).' (Article 10, 1?)'4. One legal person, referred to in Article 12 of this Law, may, during a financial year, donate for one political party a donation in the amount not exceeding 300 minimum living standards. If during the same year a political campaign takes place, a legal person may donate to one independent participant of political campaign during this political campaign a donation in the amount not exceeding 300 minimum living standards.' (Article 10, 4?) (Source: Law on Funding of Political Parties and Political Campaigns and Control of Funding, 2004)
