Corporate political contributions in the US are permitted in defined circumstances under the First Amendment of the US Constitution and are subject to both federal and state laws and regulations. In 2021, the Group's US legal entities made contributions amounting in aggregate to $1,142,200 (2020: $1,016,550) to national political organisations, state-level political party committees and to campaign committees of various state candidates. No corporate donations were made at the federal level and all contributions were made only where allowed by US federal and state law. We publicly disclose details of our corporate US political contributions, which can be found [on our website, www.astrazeneca-us.com/](http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/sustainability/corporate-transparency) [sustainability/corporate-transparency.](http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/sustainability/corporate-transparency)
The annual corporate contributions budget is reviewed and approved by the US VicePresident, Corporate Affairs and the President of our US business to ensure robust governance and oversight. US citizens or individuals holding valid green cards exercised decision making over the contributions and the funds were not provided or reimbursed by any non-US legal entity. Such contributions do not constitute political donations or political expenditure for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 and were made without any involvement of persons or entities outside the US.