Financing the expenditures related to the collection of signatures in support of the proposal on holding a regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the city of regional subordination) referendum and campaigning on the initiation of a referendum by citizens is carried out at the expense of the initiative group fund.
Initiative group fund for holding a regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the city of regional subordination) referendum may be formed from the following monetary means:
1) voluntary donations of members of the initiative group and other citizens of the Republic of Belarus. The amount of donation of one citizen to the fund on holding a regional, Minsk city referendum may not exceed 10 base units, whereas on holding district, city (in city of regional subordination) referendum – 5 base units;
2) voluntary donations of legal persons.The amount of donation of a legal person to the fund on holding a regional, Minsk city referendum may not exceed 20 base units, whereas on holding district, city (in city of regional subordination) referendum – 10 base units;
The maximum amount of all expenditures from means of the initiative group fund on holding a regional, Minsk city referendum may not exceed 500 base units, on holding district, city (in city of regional subordination) referendum – 100 base units.
The initiative group on holding city (in city of district subordination), settlement and rural referendum is entitled to establish the initiative group fund which may be formed from the following monetary means:
1) voluntary donations of members of the initiative group and other citizens of the Republic of Belarus. The amount of donation of one citizen may not exceed 2 base units;
2) voluntary donations of legal persons.The amount of donation of a legal person shall not exceed 5 base units.
The maximum amount of all expenditures from means of the initiative group fund on holding city (in city of district subordination), settlement and rural referendum may not exceed 50 base units.
The subjects mentioned in part four of Article 481 of this Code are not entitled to make donations in the initiative group fund.
Control over receipts and expenditures of means of the initiative group fund is exercised by the financial authority of the local executive and administrative body which registered the initiative group.
Opening a special account, making donations to the initiative group fund, return of donations, termination of banking operations on the special account and submission of financial reports is carried out having regard to the requirements of Article 1141 of this Code.
