NewsWhore
10-29-2009, 06:20 PM
The DR's political parties have received RD$1.06 billion in taxpayer money to fund their activities, but they have yet to install the free information access offices as established in Law on Free Access to Public Information 200-04. Hoy reported that none of the three leading political parties have done so, keeping to themselves what they did with the funding.
The situation was exposed after the PRD was called to a hearing at the Disputes Court to respond to a request made on 10 September by citizen Allan de Jesus Tiburcio Andrikson, after the organization refused to provide a list of donors who had contributed to the party, the amount of money it receives and how it uses the money.
Hoy reports that in March 2008, 24 political parties received more than RD$1.06 billion of taxpayer money. According to Electoral Law, in electoral years the political parties will receive 0.5% of the budgeted funds. In 2008, 80% of those funds were allocated to the PLD, the PRD and the PRSC.
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The situation was exposed after the PRD was called to a hearing at the Disputes Court to respond to a request made on 10 September by citizen Allan de Jesus Tiburcio Andrikson, after the organization refused to provide a list of donors who had contributed to the party, the amount of money it receives and how it uses the money.
Hoy reports that in March 2008, 24 political parties received more than RD$1.06 billion of taxpayer money. According to Electoral Law, in electoral years the political parties will receive 0.5% of the budgeted funds. In 2008, 80% of those funds were allocated to the PLD, the PRD and the PRSC.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)