As of 1995, countries banning political donations by trade unions included the following:59
- Brazil
- France
- Turkey
- United States
In the United States the ban on political donations by labour unions has been widely evaded by the Political Action Committees (PACs). These are political fund-raising organisations whose running costs may be met by the unions but which must raise the actual contributions from their members. In the case of union PACs, the members are normally individual union members.
As of 1995, countries permitting political donations by trade unions included:
- Australia
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- The Netherlands
- Poland
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Taiwan
In Germany donations from trade unions, like those from professional organisations and trade associations are permitted but are subjected to special disincentives. Unions may not donate more than 10 percent of their budgets and they are subject to a specific tax of 50 percent on their political donations.
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