Party donation
As political contributions are donations to political parties referred to. The income from party donations, together with membership fees and public subsidies, form the basis of party funding .
Germany
In Germany , both natural and legal persons are allowed to donate an unlimited amount. Donations are tax-deductible to a certain extent; the parties also receive a state subsidy for income from donations.
In 2007, about 15% of the political parties were funded by party donations.
Traditionally, significantly more donations flow in election years than in other years. In 2009 ( federal election ), for example, it was around 6 million euros.
In 2011, a total of 2.03 million euros in large donations were made to the parties.
In 2012 it was 1.3 million euros (CSU 460,000 euros; CDU and SPD each around 260,000 euros, FDP 205,000 euros, Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) 115,000 euros, Greens 60,000 euros).
Publication obligation
The Political Parties Act (PartG) was significantly changed in 2002 ( Schröder I cabinet ): Since July 1, 2002, party donations of over 50,000 euros ("large donations") must be reported to the Bundestag President immediately and then published as printed matter and on the Bundestag homepage. Party donations over EUR 10,000 must be published in the parties' annual report ; they appear about one and a half years after the end of the year in question. Donations over 10,000 euros (and less than 50,000 euros) in the 2005 election campaign were for B. known in summer 2007.
Publication Practice
On January 28, 2010, the President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert (CDU) instructed the parliamentary administration to publish large donations of more than 50,000 euros immediately in writing or on the Internet. Before that, they were published in collective overviews every four weeks. Political parties report large donations "usually one day after receipt by the President of the Bundestag".
The reason for this instruction were three donations totaling 1.1 million euros that the FDP had received from a hotel operator between October 2008 and October 2009.
2016
According to information from Lobbycontrol , over three quarters of donations from companies and business associations in the reporting year (2014) remained anonymous, 7% more than in 2013.
Prohibited donations
According to § 25 Abs. 2 Political Parties Law , political parties may not accept donations:
- by public corporations and parliamentary groups and groups
- of non-profit organizations including the party-affiliated foundation associations ("political foundations")
- from non-EU countries (except from German or European companies, from individual donors with less than 1,000 euros or to parties of national minorities )
- from professional associations , provided that these donations make up more than ten percent of their income or they only pass a donation through
- of companies wholly or partly in public ownership are
- anonymous donations of more than 500 euros
- Donations that are recognizably granted to the party in anticipation of or in return for a specific economic or political advantage;
- Donations with a commission of more than 25% of the donation.
Tax deductibility
For party donations, the taxpayer is granted a reduction in income tax in accordance with Section 34g EStG. 50% of the donated amount can be deducted directly from the tax liability, a maximum of 825 euros (reached with a donation amount of 1,650 euros). In the case of joint assessments, the maximum deduction is 1,650 euros (reached with a donation of 3,300 euros). Due to the solidarity surcharge and church tax , the tax savings amount to a little more than half of the donation amount. With a church tax rate of 9% and the solidarity surcharge of 5.5%, the tax burden is reduced by a total of 57.25% of the party donations.
If more than 1,650 euros (or more than 3,300 euros in the case of joint assessment) are donated to parties per calendar year, the excess of the donation amount can be deducted as a special expense in accordance with Section 10b (2) EStG. For this part there is again a limit of 1,650 euros (joint assessment 3,300 euros). Since this only reduces the taxable income, the tax savings for this part depend on the personal tax rate.
If more than 3,300 euros (6,600 euros in the case of joint assessment) are donated annually to political parties, the excess is no longer tax-privileged.
Only party donations from natural persons are deductible - legal persons (companies) can not deduct party donations according to Section 4 (6) EStG. The deduction according to § 34g also applies to donations to municipal electoral associations , which, however, are not accountable.
State subsidies for "small donations"
Donations from natural persons are subsidized within the framework of the "state partial financing" of political parties with 0.45 euros for each euro. A maximum of EUR 3,300 per person will be taken into account.
statistics
The following statistics are intended to provide an overview of the largest donors and beneficiaries.
Largest donors (natural persons)
For the period 2003–2007.
- € 2,659,167 Michael May (a former mining engineer who donated his inheritance to the Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany)
- 980,000 € Jürgen W. Möllemann (in connection with the leaflet affair )
- 520,000 € Johanna Quandt *)
- 520,000 € Susanne Klatten *)
- 450,000 € Stefan Quandt *)
- € 205,000 Hermann Schnabel
- 196,050 € Christoph Kahl
- € 190,000 Karin Fischer
- 175,000 € Eberhard Schmid
- € 125,000 Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt
*) The donation volume of the Quandt family and the family-owned companies BMW and Altana may be considered a joint donation from the family.
Largest donors (legal entities)
For the period 2000–2008. From 2007 onwards, only large donations of 50,000 euros or more are taken into account, as smaller donations have not yet been published in the parties' reports.
- € 5,483,749 Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry
- € 3,622,710 Deutsche Bank AG
- € 3,517,054 Daimler Chrysler AG
- € 2,737,377 BMW AG *)
- € 2,702,672 Allianz AG
- € 2,251,857 Südwestmetall
- 2,073,033 € Chemical Industry Association e. V.
- € 1,627,678 Altana AG *)
- € 1,085,579 Commerzbank AG
- € 1,073,714 B.TV Television GmbH & Co. KG
- 1,009,155 € Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry North Rhine-Westphalia e. V.
- € 890,885 Porsche AG
- € 885,727 Mercator Verwaltungs GmbH
- € 717,678 Association of the Metal Industry Baden-Württemberg
- € 709,865 Bank Sal. Oppenheim
Total of donations and major donations to Bundestag parties in 2005
- In 2005, the FDP, CSU and CDU in particular benefited from party donations (donations made up 36%, 22% and 21% of the respective party's income).
- Donations from natural persons to the SPD accounted for the lowest proportion of total income (6%).
- Donations from legal entities to the DIE LINKE party (0.16%) had the lowest share of total income.
| Political party |
Total revenue |
donation receipts |
Donations from natural persons | Donations from legal entities | |||
| All donations | Large donations | All donations | Large donations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | € 156,873,642 (100%) |
€ 33,250,534 (21.2%) |
€ 20,576,569 (13.12%) [100%] |
€ 1,702,354 (1.09%) [8.27%] |
12,673,965 € (8.08%) [100%] |
€ 4,892,462 (3.12%) [38.6%] |
|
| CSU | € 41,508,780 (100%) |
€ 9,351,589 (22.53%) |
€ 5,098,087 (12.28%) [100%] |
€ 143,822 (0.35%) [2.82%] |
4,253,502 € (10.25%) [100%] |
1,632,531 € (3.93%) [38.38%] |
|
| THE LEFT | € 22,486,926 (100%) |
€ 2,230,901 (9.92%) |
2,195,497 € (9.76%) [100%] |
€ 24,144 (0.11%) [1.1%] |
€ 35,404 (0.16%) [100%] |
0 € (0%) [0%] |
|
| FDP | € 32,456,217 (100%) |
€ 11,752,374 (36.21%) |
7,832,393 € (24.13%) [100%] |
€ 290,000 (0.89%) [3.7%] |
3,919,981 € (12.08%) [100%] |
1,854,322 € (5.71%) [47.3%] |
|
| GREEN | € 26,608,411 (100%) |
4,429,780 € (16.65%) |
3,481,415 € (13.08%) [100%] |
€ 228,900 (0.86%) [6.57%] |
948,365 € (3.56%) [100%] |
€ 371,283 (1.4%) [39.15%] |
|
| SPD | € 169,083,888 (100%) |
€ 14,164,795 (8.38%) |
€ 10,882,743 (6.44%) [100%] |
€ 271,628 (0.16%) [2.5%] |
3,282,052 € (1.94%) [100%] |
1,410,147 € (0.83%) [42.97%] |
|
| TOTAL | € 449,017,864 (100%) |
€ 75,179,973 (16.74%) |
50,066,704 € (11.15%) [100%] |
€ 2,660,848 (0.59%) [5.31%] |
25,113,269 € (5.59%) [100%] |
€ 10,160,745 (2.26%) [40.46%] |
|
| Source: www.parteispenden.unklarheiten.de | |||||||
- Large donations means "party donations over € 20,000".
- In parentheses : the percentage of the party's total income.
- In square brackets : The percentage of income from large donations, broken down into natural and legal persons.
Graphics (July 2007)
Party donations 2013
In the year of the 2013 federal election , there were significantly more large donations to the parties than in the previous year.
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDP | 69,081.24 euros | BMW AG | 19th February 2013 |
| SPD | 107,376.06 euros | BMW AG | 4th March 2013 |
| CSU | 143,817.65 euros | BMW AG | March 5, 2013 |
| SPD | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 26, 2013 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 30, 2013 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Berenberg Bank | June 10, 2013 |
| SPD | 80,000 euros | Marga Süsselbeck | 6th June 2013 |
| CDU | 60,000 euros | Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | June 27, 2013 |
| FDP | 60,000 euros | Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | June 27, 2013 |
| CDU | 30,000 euros | Allianz SE | July, 1st 2013 |
| CSU | 30,000 euros | Allianz SE | July, 1st 2013 |
| SPD | 30,000 euros | Allianz SE | July, 1st 2013 |
| B'90 / Greens | 30,000 euros | Allianz SE | July, 1st 2013 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Hans Georg Näder | 4th July 2013 |
| CDU | 70,000 euros | Martin Herrenknecht | July 9, 2013 |
| CDU | 130,000 euros | Hans Joachim Langmann | 18th July 2013 |
| MLPD | 110,000 euros | Lüder Möller | July 25, 2013 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Association of the Chemical Industry (VCI) | July 26, 2013 |
| FDP | 64,000 euros | Association of the Chemical Industry (VCI) | August 6, 2013 |
| CDU | 60,000 euros | Märkischer Employers' Association (MAV) | 19th of August 2013 |
| CDU | 230,000 euros | Susanne Klatten | October 9, 2013 |
| CDU | 230,000 euros | Johanna Quandt | October 9, 2013 |
| CDU | 230,000 euros | Stefan Quandt | October 9, 2013 |
| FDP | 70,000 euros | Susanne Klatten | October 9, 2013 |
| FDP | 70,000 euros | Johanna Quandt | October 9, 2013 |
| FDP | 70,000 euros | Stefan Quandt | October 9, 2013 |
| CSU | 565,000 euros | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry (VBM) | 15 October 2013 |
| FDP | 150,000 euros | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry (VBM) | October 16, 2013 |
| SPD | 90,000 euros | Evonik Industries | 15th November 2013 |
| CDU | 70,000 euros | Evonik Industries | 15th November 2013 |
| FDP | 200,000 euros | R & W Industriebeteiligungen, Cologne (Walter Wübben) | 17th December 2013 |
| CDU | 150,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | 20th December 2013 |
| FDP | 80,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | 20th December 2013 |
| B'90 / Greens | 60,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | 20th December 2013 |
| SPD | 55,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | 20th December 2013 |
Party donations 2014
In the year of the 2014 European elections , the following major donations have been made to the parties:
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSU | 143,371.27 euros | BMW AG | February 25, 2014 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 22, 2014 |
| SPD | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 23, 2014 |
| CSU | 40,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 2014 |
| FDP | 40,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 2014 |
| B'90 / Greens | 40,000 euros | Daimler AG | April 2014 |
| CDU | 55,000 euros | Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | 5th September 2014 |
| SPD | 90,000 euros | Evonik Industries | September 24, 2014 |
| CDU | 70,000 euros | Evonik Industries | September 30, 2014 |
| FDP | 200,000 euros | R & W industrial holdings (Cologne) | November 16, 2014 |
| MLPD | 75,000 euros | Gabi Georgiou | 4th December 2014 |
| SPD | 55,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 18, 2014 |
| FDP | 80,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 18, 2014 |
| B'90 / Greens | 100,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 18, 2014 |
| CDU | 150,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 18, 2014 |
| CSU | 300,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 18, 2014 |
Party donations 2015
In 2015, the following major donations have been made to the parties:
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | May 14, 2015 |
| SPD | 100,000 euros | Daimler AG | May 14, 2015 |
| CDU | 70,000 euros | Hans Joachim Langmann | June 12, 2015 |
| CDU | 70,000 euros | Georg Kofler | July 1, 2015 |
| CDU | 100,000 euros | Trump card | September 28, 2015 |
| CDU | 90,000 euros | Evonik Industries | October 6, 2015 |
| SPD | 60,000 euros | Evonik Industries | October 6, 2015 |
| MLPD | 252,400 euros | Helmut Klamser | October 22, 2015 |
| FDP | 250,000 euros | R & W industrial holdings (Cologne) | November 10, 2015 |
| FDP | 200,000 euros | Lutz Helmig | November 24, 2015 |
| CDU | 150,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 11, 2015 |
| B'90 / Greens | 110,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 11, 2015 |
| SPD | 60,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 11, 2015 |
| FDP | 100,000 euros | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 21, 2015 |
Party donations 2016
So far, the following major donations to the parties have been published from 2016:
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | € 100,000 | Marianne Zubrzycki-Lederhausen | December 29, 2016 |
| AFD: sum | € 100,000 | ||
| B'90 / Greens | € 300,000 | Jochen Wermuth | February 23, 2016 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 299,989 | Jochen Wermuth | 29th August 2016 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 110,000 | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 16, 2016 |
| B'90 / Greens: sum | € 709,989.00 | ||
| CDU | € 100,000 | Hans-Joachim Langmann | 4th January 2016 |
| CDU | € 75,000 | TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG | January 29, 2016 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Andreas Lapp | February 8, 2016 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | May 3, 2016 |
| CDU | € 60,000 | Arend Oetker | October 25, 2016 |
| CDU | € 90,000 | Evonik Industries | 4th November 2016 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Christoph Alexander Kahl | November 25, 2016 |
| CDU | € 150,000 | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 16, 2016 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Berenberg Bank | December 16, 2016 |
| CDU: Total | € 1,584,989.00 | ||
| CSU | € 350,000 | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry (VBM) | 20th December 2016 |
| CSU: sum | € 350,000 | ||
| FDP | € 200,000 | R & W industrial holdings (Cologne) | November 28, 2016 |
| FDP | € 110,000 | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 16, 2016 |
| FDP: sum | € 310,000 | ||
| MLPD | € 100,000 | Sonja Borgwardt | 16th August 2016 |
| MLPD | € 70,000 | Michael May | December 9, 2016 |
| MLPD: total | € 170,000 | ||
| SPD | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | 4th May 2016 |
| SPD | € 90,000 | Evonik Industries | October 26, 2016 |
| SPD | € 60,000 | Südwestmetall - Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg | December 16, 2016 |
| SPD | € 51,000 | Berenberg Bank | December 16, 2016 |
| SPD: total | € 301,000 | ||
| SSW | € 118,518 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | 5th January 2016 |
| SSW | € 118,518 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | April 4, 2016 |
| SSW | € 118,518 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | 4th October 2016 |
| SSW: total | € 355,554.00 | ||
Party donations 2017
In 2017, the parties represented in the Bundestag received donations totaling 90.6 million euros, according to their annual reports published in January 2019. The following major donations (greater than € 50,000) to the parties have been published:
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | € 50,000 | Mortimer von Zitzewitz | 2017 |
| AfD: total | € 50,000 | ||
| B'90 / Greens | € 100,000 | Frank Hansen | 4th May 2017 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 73,000 | Dr. Leo Plank | September 8, 2017 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 200,000 | Mr. Jochen Wermuth | 20th September 2017 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 110,000 | Südwestmetall, Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg e. V. | 15th December 2017 |
| B'90 / Greens | € 60,000 | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry V. (VBM) | December 28, 2017 |
| B'90 / Greens: sum | € 543,000 | ||
| CDU | € 100,000 | Christoph Alexander Kahl | 18th January 2017 |
| CDU | € 110,000 | Arend Oetker | 22nd February 2017 |
| CDU | € 83,535 | Hans Horst Grosspeter | 20th March 2017 |
| CDU | € 60,000 | Dr. Theiss natural goods | March 30, 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG | April 10, 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | April 27, 2017 |
| CDU | € 500,000 | Ralph Dommermuth | 23 May 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Georg Kofler | 29 May 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | VHB property management and participation GmbH & Co. KG | June 1, 2017 |
| CDU | € 300,000 | Hans-Joachim Langmann | June 14, 2017 |
| CDU | € 70,000 | Hans-Joachim Langmann | 20th June 2017 |
| CDU | € 50,001 | Stefan Quandt | June 26, 2017 |
| CDU | € 50,001 | Susanne Klatten | June 26, 2017 |
| CDU | € 110,000 | Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | June 30, 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Patrick Schwarz-Schütte | 3rd July 2017 |
| CDU | € 68,000 | Dr. August Oetker KG | July 12, 2017 |
| CDU | € 150,000 | Association of the chemical industry | August 10, 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Klaus Groth | 15th September 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Näder | 19th September 2017 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Mr. Andreas Lapp | 28th September 2017 |
| CDU | € 200,000 | Mrs. Ibeth Biermann | 7th November 2017 |
| CDU | € 80,000 | Evonik Industries AG | November 13, 2017 |
| CDU | € 150,000 | Südwestmetall, Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg eV | 15th December 2017 |
| CDU: Total | € 2,881,537 | ||
| CSU | € 650,000 | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry V. (VBM) | December 27, 2017 |
| CSU: sum | € 650,000 | ||
| FDP | € 300,000 | Lutz Helmig | January 13, 2017 |
| FDP | € 200,000 | Alexander Mecking | 2nd March 2017 |
| FDP | € 60,000 | Georg Jakob Kofler | March 8, 2017 |
| FDP | € 56,310 | R & W industrial holdings (Cologne) | April 7, 2017 |
| FDP | € 100,000 | Hans Georg Näder | May 16, 2017 |
| FDP | € 150,000 | R & W industrial holdings (Cologne) | 22nd June 2017 |
| FDP | € 50,001 | Stefan Quandt | 23rd June 2017 |
| FDP | € 50,001 | Susanne Klatten | 23rd June 2017 |
| FDP | € 90,000 | Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia | 3rd July 2017 |
| FDP | € 55,000 | Sixt GmbH & Co. Autovermietung KG | 5th July 2017 |
| FDP | € 50,100 | Lars Dittrich | July 25, 2017 |
| FDP | € 100,000 | Droege Group AG Düsseldorf | July 26, 2017 |
| FDP | € 300,000 | FKH Beteiligungs SE - Munich | July 26, 2017 |
| FDP | € 50,100 | Verena Pausder | August 10, 2017 |
| FDP | € 75,000 | Association of the chemical industry | 11th August 2017 |
| FDP | € 100,000 | Prof. Hans Georg Näder | October 11, 2017 |
| FDP | € 110,000 | Südwestmetall, Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg eV | 15th December 2017 |
| FDP | € 150,000 | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry V. (VBM) | December 28, 2017 |
| FDP: sum | € 2,046,512 | ||
| MLPD | € 250,000 | Wolfgang Göller | November 14, 2017 |
| MLPD: total | € 250,000 | ||
| SPD | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | April 28, 2017 |
| SPD | € 100,000 | Ralf Pollmeier | August 8, 2017 |
| SPD | € 70,000 | Association of the chemical industry | 15th August 2017 |
| SPD | € 80,000 | Evonik Industries AG | November 13, 2017 |
| SPD | € 60,000 | Südwestmetall, Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg e. V. | 15th December 2017 |
| SPD | € 60,000 | Association of the Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry V. (VBM) | December 28, 2017 |
| SPD: total | € 470,000 | ||
| SSW | € 120,250 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | January 3, 2017 |
| SSW | € 120,614.36 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | 17th March 2017 |
| SSW | € 120,563.53 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | June 6, 2017 |
| SSW | € 120,595.95 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | 5th September 2017 |
| SSW: total | € 482,050.84 | ||
Party donations 2018
In 2018, the following major donations (greater than € 50,000) to the parties were published:
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | 15th May 2018 |
| CDU | € 100,000 | Klaus Groth | 4th June 2018 |
| CDU | € 50,001 | Susanne Klatten | 2nd July 2018 |
| CDU | € 50,001 | Stefan Quandt | 2nd July 2018 |
| CDU | € 260,000 | Hans-Joachim Langmann | July 27, 2018 |
| CDU | € 75,000 | Stefan Quandt | July 25, 2018 |
| CDU | € 75,000 | Susanne Klatten | July 25, 2018 |
| CDU: Total | € 610,002 | ||
| FDP | € 50,249.17 | Christian Lindner | August 27, 2018 |
| FDP: sum | € 50,249.17 | ||
| DKP | € 352,420.50 | Andreas Zechmeister | May 22, 2018 |
| DKP: total | € 352,420.50 | ||
| SPD | € 100,000 | Dietmar Bücher Turnkey construction | January 25, 2018 |
| SPD | € 100,000 | Daimler AG | May 7, 2018 |
| SPD: total | € 200,000 | ||
| SSW | € 112,123.14 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | January 11, 2018 |
| SSW | € 122,105.38 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | March 26, 2018 |
| SSW | € 121,633.36 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | June 26, 2018 |
| SSW | € 121,592.27 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | 25th September 2018 |
| SSW: total | € 477,454.15 | ||
For 2019 see the list of party donations over € 50,000 at the German Bundestag
Party donations 2020
In 2020 the following large donations (greater than € 50,000) to the parties were published: (as of July 12, 2020)
| Political party | Donation amount | Donor | Date of receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | € 100,000 | Sachsenmilch Anlagen Holding GmbH | January 30, 2020 |
| CDU | € 75,000 | Christoph Alexander Kahl | February 11, 2020 |
| CDU | € 300,000 | Christoph Gröner see CG_Gruppe | March 6, 2020 |
| CDU | € 79,000 | Dietmar books see Dietmar books Turnkey construction | 17th March 2020 |
| CDU | € 70,000 | Wolfgang von Moers | May 6, 2020 |
| CDU | € 50,001 | Susanne Klatten | July 01, 2018 |
| CDU: Total | € 674,001 | ||
| MLPD | € 50,031.24 | Gisela Stein-Gallach | January 31, 2020 |
| MLPD: total | € 50,031.24 | ||
| AfD | € 100,000 | Christian Krawinkel | January 25, 2018 |
| AfD: total | € 100,000 | ||
| SSW | € 112,123.14 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | January 11, 2018 |
| SSW | € 123,701.41 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | January 15, 2020 |
| SSW | € 123,790.62 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | March 27, 2020 |
| SSW | € 124,335.27 | South Schleswig Committee / Ministry of Education ( Denmark ) | June 26, 2020 |
| SSW: total | € 371,827.30 | ||
Austria
In Austria, since July 1, 2012, donations that exceed 50,000 euros in individual cases must be reported to the Court of Auditors immediately. The latter has to publish the donations on the website of the Court of Auditors, specifying the donor. This publication will be updated continuously. The parties sometimes circumvent timely disclosure by splitting donations of over 50,000 euros into several transactions under 50,000 euros.
In addition, each political party has to submit an annual report to the Court of Auditors on the nature of its income and expenditure by 30 September of the following year. Donations are to be shown separately in an annex to the annual report. Donations with a total amount of more than EUR 3,500 in a financial year must be reported, stating the name and address of the donor. The accountability report is to be published on the website of the Court of Auditors and on the website of the respective political party after it has been checked by the Court of Auditors. The annual reports published so far can be viewed on the website of the Court of Auditors.
A civil society platform documents disclosed party donations as well as income from the parties from sponsoring and advertisements in party media, which must also be disclosed in the statement of accounts.
Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the few European countries that do not have any special legal provisions on political parties, neither for their financing nor for the financing of election campaigns. Party donations are tax-deductible at federal level up to CHF 10,000 per year and at canton level up to an amount specified by the canton.
Party donation affairs
Violations of the respective legal regulations on party donations are often referred to as a donation affair or party donation affair , for example:
Germany
- Flick Affair in the 1980s
- CDU donation affair in the 1990s
- Cologne donation affair (SPD) in the 1990s over waste incineration plants
- Donation from a building contractor to the Wuppertal SPD in 1999
- Party donation affair of the Hessian CDU
- Party donation affair of the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU in the 2005/2006 election campaign
- Regensburg party donation affair (Lord Mayor of the CSU and SPD)
Austria
Further
As of 2005, there have been some affairs sparked by English media such as the Sunday Times and Channel 4:
- Cash for Honors 2006, 2007, House of Lords (GB); also Loans for Lordships, Cash for Peerages
- Cash for Influence 2009, House of Lords (UK), Bills / Amendments for Money
- Cash for Influence 2010, UK Parliament, Bills / Amendments for Money
- Cash-for-Laws Affair , 2011, European Parliament, Adrian Severin , Ernst Strasser , Zoran Thaler , Bills / Amendments for Money
See also
Web links
- Directory of the timely publication of donations over € 50,000 (from July 1, 2002) on bundestag.de
- Database project on party financing and large donations in Germany
- Interactive visualization of large donations between 2002 and 2010
- Lobbypedia about party donations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Income of the Bundestag parties unklarheiten.de
- ↑ Why a metal worker donated 115,000 euros . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 3, 2013
- ↑ Publication of donations that exceed EUR 50,000 in individual cases (Section 25, Paragraph 3, Clause 3 of the Political Parties Act) (PDF; 183 kB) German Bundestag, printed matter 17/12267 of February 5, 2013
- ^ Karl Doemens: Donations: Economy cuts political parties money . In: Berliner Zeitung , January 1, 2013
- ↑ a b c d e bundestag.de: Directory of sources about the timely publication of donations over 50,000 €
- ^ A b Annette Sawatzki: The new report of accounts of the parties: More shadow than light . lobbycontrol.de , April 6, 2016, July 9, 2016
- ↑ bundestag.de
- ↑ bundestag.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Dealing with party donations. bundestag.de
- ^ Mockery and ridicule for the "Mövenpick Party" . Spiegel Online , January 19, 2010. Great gifts keep friendship alive . Spiegel Online , January 17, 2010
- ↑ a b The largest donors by donation amount. unklarheiten.de
- ↑ Party donors - 2.5 million euros for “real socialism” . ( Memento from January 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) sueddeutsche.de
- ↑ Alexander Preker: In 2013 there were many large donations to political parties . In: Badische Zeitung , January 25, 2014; badische-zeitung.de, February 1, 2014
- ↑ How capitalism can save the climate . In: The daily newspaper: taz . January 26, 2019, ISSN 0931-9085 , p. 26–27 ( taz.de [accessed January 26, 2019]).
- ↑ https://www.lobbycontrol.de/2019/01/bundestagspektiven-kassierten-90-millionen-euro/
- ↑ AfD received a large donation from alleged ex-arms dealer in Bangkok , Spiegel Online , January 16, 2019
- ↑ Party donations by political parties on the website of the Court of Auditors
- ↑ Accountability reports of the political parties on the website of the Court of Auditors
- ↑ Parteispenden.at
- ↑ Donations, sponsoring & advertisements. Freedom of Information Forum, accessed on August 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Evaluation report on Switzerland: Transparency of party funding (Topic II) ( Memento from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 197 kB) , Groupe d'Etats contre la corruption ( GRECO ), Greco Eval III Rep (2011) 4F , October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Wuppertal SPD apparently accepted "Expectation Donation" . Spiegel Online , April 25, 2002. Johannes Nitschmann: SPD has to pay a fine . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 13, 2008.
