Electoral funding plan in doubt THE Gillard government's controversial plans for electoral funding reforms that would deliver millions of dollars to political parties are in doubt. The coalition had crisis talks on Wednesday night and has reportedly withdrawn its support from a deal struck with the government. Political parties and independents would have pocketed the equivalent of $1 for every vote they receive at a federal election over three years, under the deal. The money would come on top of the millions they already receive from taxpayers for campaign funding and would have been backdated to April 1 this year. Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus said if the coalition reneged on the deal the government would not proceed with the draft laws which were due to be debated in the lower house on Thursday. "The whole basis for this particular package was the clear commitments that have been received from the coalition," he told ABC TV on Wednesday night. If those commitments aren't there anymore, we won't be proceeding with this bill. Key crossbenchers, the Greens, Liberal backbenchers and Labor stalwart John Faulkner had rubbished the deal. Liberal backbencher George Christensen said he shared the concerns of those who had emailed him opposing the plan. "In (a) time of budget crisis, should we be boosting funds to parties?" the Queensland backbencher tweeted. Victorian Liberal MP Russell Broadbent said the plan was "morally wrong." Independent MP Rob Oakeshott praised the coalition's alleged change of heart on Twitter. Sounds like the LNP has pulled its support on the political donation legislation. Well done if true. Interesting day tomorrow," he tweeted. While Greens leader Christine Milne took to Twitter to claim credit for the result after earlier calling for the plan to be dumped. Tasmanian independent Andrew Wilkie said the original deal smacked of "financial self interest." "So much for the public interest, and the disadvantaged ... (who) the Labor Party claims to represent," Mr Wilkie said.