<P> Political party funding are the methods that a political party uses to raise money for campaign and routine activities . This subject is also called political finance . In the US, campaign finance is the more frequently used term . </P> <P> Political parties are funded by contributions from </P> <Ul> <Li> party members and individual supporters (via membership fees / dues / subscriptions and / or small donations), </Li> <Li> organizations, which share their political views (e.g. by trade union affiliation fees) or which can benefit from their activities (e.g. by corporate donations) or </Li> <Li> taxpayers respectively the general revenue fund (by grants that are called state aid, government or public funding). </Li> </Ul> <Li> party members and individual supporters (via membership fees / dues / subscriptions and / or small donations), </Li>

Where do parties get their campaign funds from