PiS treasurer Henryk Kowalczyk told PAP that the party will file lawsuits against the National Electoral Commission. As he stressed, PiS is supposed to repay the loan it took out for the 2023 election campaign by the end of July, and since the National Electoral Commission has twice postponed the decision on the financial report, the bank is charging the party interest.
The fate of the PiS election commission’s financial report on the 2023 parliamentary elections hangs in the balance In late July, the National Electoral Commission made no decision on whether to reject the report and adjourned its meeting until August 29. The Commission determines whether the party used public funds to finance its campaign, in violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act.
PiS’s treasurer announced that regardless of the National Electoral Commission’s final decision, the party will file lawsuits against the Commission.
For now we are waiting for the decision, but there will be lawsuits anyway, because even the fact that the National Electoral Commission has postponed the decision is costing us interest.
– he explained. It is about the loan that the party took out for the election campaign.
Withhold payment
Due to the postponement of the meeting of the National Electoral Commission, PiS has not yet received the subjective subsidy that the party receives in connection with the seats won (the so-called campaign refund) and subsidies from the state budget for its legal activities. In the case of Jarosław Kaczyński’s party, the expected annual subsidy, according to the calculations of the National Electoral Commission, amounts to PLN 25,933,000. PLN 375.
Because the party has not received the money, it cannot repay the loan and interest is charged.
We can do it, but the National Electoral Commission missed the deadline, so we have not yet repaid the loan and that is why we will not let this matter rest.
– said the treasurer when asked about the party’s current financial situation.
As Kowalczyk said, PiS is now in the process of renegotiating the loan agreement with the bank.
The bank is always flexible because it wants to get its loan back and not lose it, that goes without saying
– he said.
Decision of the National Electoral Commission
Under the regulations, the National Electoral Commission may accept the financial report without reservation, with mention of any shortcomings, or reject it. The Electoral Act absolutely prescribes that annual accounts must be rejected if the funds obtained, accepted or spent in violation of the regulations amount to more than 1%. all commission funds.
The consequence of rejecting the polling station’s financial report can be a loss of up to 75%. a subjective subsidy that the party receives in connection with the seats won in parliament (the so-called campaign refund) and a subsidy that the party receives from the state budget for its legal activities. However, as with subsidies, the reduction may not exceed 75%. amount of subsidy.
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Source: wPolityce
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