![]() The Center Party, the most popular in the country according to the latest polls, is skeptical about possible funding from its regional divisions. The Modera-tes spent 2.1 million kroons in 1999 and plan to spend twice as much this year.īoth Pro Patria and the Moderates fell out of the national government last year but remain in government in several cities around the country. The Moderates said campaign expenditures would depend on the competition as well. The party has already started an advertising campaign by giving away leaflets spelling out its social welfare strategy, which includes a promise to raise allowances for children from 150 kroons to 1,000 kroons a month. However, the sum may change depending upon the actions of other parties, said Pro Patria treasurer Heiki Kivimaa. Pro Patria Union, which did well in local elections in1999, plans to spend 5.3 million kroons on the campaign, a 1.3 million kroon increase over the last time around. The coalition parties will not start the campaign until late August, but their opposition rivals have already hit the ground running. There is no concrete upper limit as additional spending will depend upon the competitors' campaigns, say parties who have unveiled their budgets. Estonian parties are planning to spend 3 million kroons ($187,500) to 5 million kroons on the coming local elections.
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