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

12.1(8) Political Parties Act, the amended version of law in force from 23.03.2015, No. RT I 1994, 40, 654.

There are no explicit ear-marked areas of spending funds.

But all political parties must report on these expenses:

12.1(8) A political party will draw up a quarterly report on their expenses. The report will set out the expenses divided into the following categories:
1) expenses of political activities; (1) advertising expenses by type (television, radio, online, outdoor and newspaper advertising, printed adverting
materials); 2) public relations expenses; 3) publication expenses; 4) expenses of public events; 5) Other expenses of political activities.)
2) labour expenses;
3) administrative expenses (public utility expenses, transportation, heating, telecommunications, fixed asset depreciation, insurance, minor supplies and other similar expenses).