A quarter of the funds from the state budget of the party spent on advertising – CVU

Parliamentary political parties spent part of the funds received from the state budget of Ukraine for payment of promotional materials. About it reports a press-service of Committee of voters of Ukraine.

During the year state financing (from September 2016 to September 2017) the party collectively spent nearly half a billion UAH 436 million, of which 407 million made up of funds from the state budget. Most funds – UAH 109 million, the party spent on advertising in media (TV, radio, print media, billboards).

On advertising has been spent more than wages and rent combined. For salaries of the party spent 57 million UAH (13%), for rental of premises – 46 million UAH (11%). For material costs and services (purchase of stationery, etc.) was sent to 66 million UAH or 15%.

Local organizations of the party spent only 16% of the funds – UAH 68 million.

The highest percentage of funds is spent , the Radical party of Oleh Liashko, Samopomich, Opposition bloc and people’s Front. RPL is spent on advertising, 41% of money (19 million out of 47 million UAH), Self – 38% (39 million UAH 104 million), the opposition bloc is 33 percent (5 million out of 15 million), NF – 30% (33 million from 109 million UAH). In Fatherland, and the solidarity of the BPP share of costs is relatively low, ranging from 0.2% to 5%.

Infographics: cvu.org.ua

“The four political forces spend public funds not on party development, and self-praise. Instead of having to develop local branches, training of party members and work with voters, these political forces are buying the is actually throwing away taxpayers ‘ money to the wind. CVU has developed amendments to the legislation, which prohibits parties to place advertisements for the budget”, – said the Chairman of the Committee of voters of Ukraine Oleksiy Koshel.

Information according to the analysis of financial reports of political parties for the III, IV quarters of 2016, and I, II, III quarters of 2017.

Earlier, President Petro Poroshenko said that before the legislation of 2019 parliamentary elections in Ukraine will not. Presidential elections to be held on 31 March 2019 and the elections to the Verkhovna Rada on 27 October 2019.

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