Election funding to be released by May 8
The Political Parties Act requires the Elections Commission to distribute some 0.2 percent of the annual state budget within the first three months of the year.
11 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission said Wednesday it would release funds owed to political parties within the allotted time period.
The commission will request the finance ministry to distribute funds next month, said EC member Ahmed Akram.
The Political Parties Act requires the EC to distribute some 0.2 percent of the annual state budget within the first three months of the year.
But weekends are not taken into account, meaning the deadline for fund distribution could be calculated as May 8.
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