47. Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?

Lithuania

Lithuania

Answer
Yes
Source

Law on the financing, and control of financing, of political campaigns (2004, last amended 2019), Article 23(2)(3)(5)

Comment

Each year but not later than by 15 March, political parties shall submit to the Central Electoral Commission an approved set of financial statements for the previous calendar year and related annexes (a report on the use of state budget appropriations, a report on the financing of the activities of a political party, indicating the sources of financing the activities of the political party and expenditures, as well as information on the political advertising disseminated and its sources of financing) as well as the auditor’s report on findings, if such a report is mandatory, as well as a record journal of the political party membership fee.

A set of financial statements of the political party shall consist of the following financial statements:

1) balance sheet;

2) performance report;

3) explanatory note of the financial statements.

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