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

The purpose of direct public funding is to support general administration and election campaign activities of political parties and candidates but this financing is “not earmarked” for any specific activities. However, they must be spent in Denmark.

GRECO Evaluation Report on Denmark on Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II), 2009, p.6.

However, public grants are to be used by political parties for political activities:

Article (3) Grants provided under this Act shall be expended on political work in Denmark for the benefit of the grant recipient’s organisation or its members or for the benefit of other organisations in or outside the relevant area or for the benefit of the electorate in the relevant area.

Grants to Political Parties (Consolidation) Act, 2006.