§ § 12⁷Allocations from state budget

(1) A political party represented in the Riigikogu has the right to receive an allocation from the state budget by the fifth date of each calendar month. The size of the monthly allocation is one twelfth of the annual amount. The size of the allocation is proportionate to the number of seats obtained in the elections of the Riigikogu.
(2) A political party that participated in the elections of the Riigikogu, but did not exceed the election threshold and received at least:
1) 2% but less than 3% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 30 000 euros from the state budget;
2) 3% but less than 4% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 60 000 euros from the state budget;
3) 4% but less than 5% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation of 100 000 euros from the state budget.
[RT I, 05.02.2014, 1 – will enter into force on the day of commencement of the term of office of the XIII composition of the Riigikogu.]
(3) In the event of a merger of political parties the allocations specified in subsections 1 and 2 of this section are totalled. In the event of division of a political party, the state budget allocation is allocated to the political party being divided and the acquiring political party will not receive any allocation from the state budget. In the event of the division of a political party, the allocation is divided on the basis of the agreement contained in the contract of division of the political parties. In the event of the dissolution of a political party, the right to the state budget allocation will terminate after a dissolution entry has been made in the register, but not later than within two months after the political party made the termination decision.
(4) Amounts to be transferred to a political party are transferred to the account of the political party via the governmental authority determined by the Government of the Republic on the basis of a communication of the National Electoral Committee, which specifies the number of seats obtained by the political parties in the elections of the Riigikogu.
(5) In the year when the elections of the Riigikogu are held, the calculation of state budget allocations will be changed as of the month following the announcement of the election results.
(6) In the event of division of a political party the calculation of state budget allocations will be amended as of the month following the month of division. In the event of dissolution of a political party, the calculation of state budget allocations will be changed as of the month following the term provided for in subsection 3 of this section in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in subsections 1, 2 and 4 of this section.
[RT I, 10.12.2010, 1 – entry into force 01.04.2011]