The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption reminds that the Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare and local government bodies responsible for finance are obliged to make a decision on the amount of budget funds allocated to each individual political entity to finance regular work in 2021 by January 31. on its website within seven days of its adoption.

The Agency also reminds of the legal provision of budget funds for financing the regular work of political entities in the Parliament of Montenegro, which amounts to 0.5% of the planned current budget of Montenegro in the year for which it adopts the budget. To finance the regular work of political entities in the municipal assemblies, the capital assembly and the assembly of Cetinje, the law determines 1.1% of the planned current budgets of each individual local self-government unit. Exceptionally, in municipalities with a budget of less than five million euros, budget funds for financing the regular work of political entities amount to 1.1 to 3% of the planned current budget.

These budget funds in the amount of 20% are distributed in equal amounts to political entities that have won a seat in the Parliament of Montenegro or municipal assemblies, and 60% is distributed in proportion to the total number of parliamentary or board seats held by political entities at the time of distribution, while the remaining 20 % are distributed in equal amounts to political entities in the Assembly, i.e the Municipal Assembly, in proportion to the number of elected representatives of the underrepresented gender.

We remind you of the notification of the regular distribution of budget funds to the political entity for financing regular work, monthly, by the fifth of the month for the previous month (Art. 13, paragraph 8 and art. 14, paragraph 7 of the Law), as well as the legal announcement on its website by the fifth of the month for the previous month, the projected amount of funds as well as the amount of outstanding funds to political entities. The obligation refers to the funds provided for the regular work and financing of women's organizations that are distributed to political entities (Art. 13, paragraph 9 and art.14, paragraph 8 of the Law).

Failure to comply with these legal obligations entails misdemeanor liability.