43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?

A donation in support of political party shall mean the monetary funds or other property, benefits, allowances, services, loans (credits), intangible assets, any other intangible or non-monetary benefits including membership fees of the party members, sponsorship by the third parties of the events or other activities in support of political party, goods, works, services provided or received for free or at discounted price (at a price lower than the market value of identical or similar works, goods and services in the relevant market) that were received by the party or its registered local organization, by the person related to political party or its registered organization, by a candidate nominated by the party or its local organization for the presidential, parliamentary or local elections (through transferring the funds into the election fund account in the respective elections) or provided to the party, its registered local organization, the person related to the party or its local organization or to the candidate nominated by the party or its local organization for the parliamentary, presidential or local elections (through transferring the funds into the election fund account in the respective elections).

Source: Article 14 para. 4, Law On Political Parties, 2019

The overall amount of donation(s) made in support of a political party by Ukrainian citizen over one year shall not exceed four hundred minimum monthly salaries, providing that the amount of the minimum monthly salary shall be established as of January 1 of the year when donation was made.

The overall amount of donation(s) made in support of a political party by the legal entities over one year shall not exceed eight hundred minimum monthly salaries, providing that the amount of the minimum monthly salary shall be established as of January 1 of the year when donation was made.

Source: Article 15 paras. 2-3, Law On Political Parties, 2019

Under the current Law On Political Parties, a donation in support of a political party shall mean sponsorship by the third parties of the events or other activities in support of a political party. Thus, during the election period, any sponsorship shall be regarded as a donation to a political party and fall within the allowed donation limits made by individuals and legal entities.