Parties and coalitions participating in the European elections on June 9 plan to spend 4.1 million euros on the election campaign, with the PS having the largest budget at 1.5 million euros.
According to budgets published Tuesday on the Office of Political Accounts and Finance page. [ECFP]which works jointly with the Constitutional Court, the costs that political forces estimate they will incur for the campaign for the elections to the European Parliament amount to 4,102,400 euros.
Despite the fact that 17 parties and coalitions competed for the European parties, four budgets were not included on the ECFP website, namely the Liberal Initiative, New Direita, Volt Portugal and MAS.
The PS provided the highest cost estimate. The Socialists expect to spend 1.5 million euros, with revenue coming entirely from government subsidies.
The largest “part” of the budget will be allocated to rallies and shows (500 thousand euros), followed by costs for campaign development, communication agencies and market research (300 thousand euros).
The Democratic Alliance (AD), a coalition of PSD, CDS-PP and PPM, plans to spend €975,000, hoping to get the entire amount from government subsidies.
The coalition’s estimated costs allocate €217,000 for structures, posters and screens, €210,000 for print and digital advertising and communications and €152,000 for rallies and shows.
The CDU (a coalition consisting of the PKP and the PEV) estimates costs of 620 thousand euros for the campaign for the European elections, of which 350 thousand euros are covered by public subsidies, 250 thousand euros come from contributions from the two parties and 20 thousand euros from fundraising.
The fourth political force with the largest budget is Chega, which plans to spend half a million euros, 300 thousand from state subsidies, and the rest under party guarantees.
The largest amount – 120 thousand euros – is allocated for structures, posters and screens, and 100 thousand – for administrative and operating costs. Chega also estimates spending at 80 thousand euros on rallies and shows and the same on gifts and other offers.
BE provided a budget of 300 thousand euros, expecting to receive the majority of government subsidies (248 thousand), with the rest to be provided by the party and through fundraising.
The blockers expect to spend €120,000 on administrative and operational costs, €65,000 on structures, posters and screens and €55,000 on advertising and communications.
The National Democratic Alternative (ADN) party expects to spend 80 thousand euros, contributing this amount to nominate its candidacy. Half of this amount will be allocated to advertising and communication, and 15 thousand euros will go to campaign development, communication agencies and market research.
PAN has presented a campaign budget of 75 thousand euros, an amount it hopes to raise through government subsidies.
The party expects to spend 20 thousand euros on structures, posters and screens, another 20 thousand on rallies and shows, and 15 thousand euros on gifts and promotions.
Livre estimates that the costs will be 50 thousand euros – an amount that the company expects to receive in full from the government subsidy.
The biggest expenses will be structures and posters (26 thousand euros), as well as rallies and shows (13 thousand euros).
Erge-te plans to spend 1,200 euros received from party donations and fundraising – money that is almost entirely intended to pay for the party’s airtime.
We, citizens! presented an estimate of one thousand euros received from fundraising.
The PTP estimates that its costs will be only 200 euros as a result of the party’s contribution, and this amount will be entirely allocated to administrative and operational costs.
According to the budgets presented, the Partido da Terra (MPT) and the Reacter Include Reciclar (RIR) party expect no campaign expenses.
In 2019, political parties and coalitions expected to spend slightly more on the election campaign, presenting budgets of 4.9 million euros.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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