SINGAPORE - The election expenses of candidates who contested in the general election this year can be inspected at the Elections Department , starting on Friday .People have to pay the ELD $2 to inspect each candidate's returns.
They have to do it within 31 days, after the day the GE result is published in the government gazette, the ELD added in its statement."These returns are required to ensure accountability and transparency in the candidates' campaign finance."This year, tighter rules on election advertising meant that each candidate had to clearly state the amount spent on paid online ads when they submitted their election expenses returns forms.
In the 2015 general election, People's Action Party candidates spent $5.3 million on the 89 seats the party contested, while the expenses of the eight opposition parties contesting these seats totalled $1.8 million. Apart from election posters and banners, money has traditionally been spent on logistics, such as the stage backdrops and technical equipment needed for rallies.
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