党费是一个政党用于各种活动的经费。由于这些经费一部分来源于党员向党组织按标准缴纳的钱款,所以人们通常把党员向党缴纳的钱款称作党费。按期缴纳党费是一个共产党员必须具备的基本条件之一,也是党员关心党的事业的具体表现。党员缴纳党费,不仅是从经济上资助了党,更重要的是可以增强党员的组织观念,使党员更好地履行应尽的义务。早在1850年,马克思、恩格斯主持制定的“共产主义者同盟章程”中,就有“盟员 Party dues are the funds a party uses for various activities. Since these funds are partly derived from the standard payment of money by party members to the party organizations, people usually refer to the party members’ contributions to the party as party dues. Paying party dues on schedule is one of the basic conditions that communists must possess and a concrete manifestation of party members’ concern for the party’s cause. Party members pay party dues not only financially subsidize the party, but more importantly, they can enhance the party’s organizational concept so that party members can better fulfill their due obligations. As early as 1850, Marx and Engels presided over the formulation of the “Communist League charter,” there are "alliance members