$60 Million in Expenses for Elections in Costa Rica

The sum of the expenses of the four main political parties in Costa Rica for the elections of February 2010 reached $45 million.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

El Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) spent $17 million and the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) reached $14 million while the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) budget was almost $10 million. The election-related expenses for Alianza Patriótica was $5.6 million.

The article by Aarón Sequeira in Prensalibre.cr reports, "The political parties, according to the electoral body, must present their documents before June 8th to avoid being penalized with a 5% reduction of the state contribution to the groups, as is established by law. The budget of each party is calculated based on the forecasts of incomes and expenses looking toward the next national election on February 7, 2010. Above all else, the areas of organization, direction and census, publicity, training, ideological development, external signs, non-refundable expenses as well as acquisition of assets are considered."

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