Govt to grant MVR25 mln in 2019 funds for political parties

The government has allocated a total of MVR 25 million out of the MVR 29.6 billion state fund as the budget of political parties for 2019.

The current Political Parties Act dictates the state to set aside an amount between 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the state budget for political parties. However, the legislation does not specify a maximum limit.