Parliament Grants 8.4 Mln Euro To Croatian Parties

The budget is equal for every MP, thus most money went to the HDZ (3.6 million euros) and the SDP (3 million euros).

The Croatian budget will single out a total of 60.4 million kuna (approximately 8.4 million euros) for the work of Parliamentary parties, the Parliamentary committee for Constitution, regulations and political system decided on Tuesday.

With the decision of distributing funds for the work of political parties from the state budget, the funds are equal for every MP, while they are distributed to Parliamentary parties in proportion to the number of representatives they had when the Parliament was constituted.

According to this principle, most money went to the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ, approximately 3.6 million euros) with 66 representatives, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP, approximately 3 million euros) with 55 MPs, the Croatian People`s Party (HNS, approximately 375,000 euros) for 7 MPs and the Croatian Peasants` Party (HSS, approximately 319,444 euros) with six MPs.

The Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Croatian Democratic Parliament of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) and the Independent Democratic Serbian Party (SDSS), each with three MPs received approximately 152,777 euros, while the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) received approximately 107,361 euros for two MPs. The Croatian Pensioners` Party (HSU), the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Party of Democratic Action (SDH), all with one MP, received approximately 53,750 euros).

Nonpartisan MPs of national minorities Furio Radin, Denes Soja and Nazif Memedi received 53,750 euros each, while their colleague Zdenka Cuhnil received approximately 59,027 euros.