Section 306: Initial contributions
Initial contributions.
306. For purposes of the deduction allowable under section 29(1)(a), subject to any condition which the Board may think fit to specify, the initial contribution of the employer to a superannuation fund for the past services of an employee shall not exceed the total of 27% of the salary of the employee for each year of past service, as reduced by the contributions of the employer to a provident fund (recognised or unrecognised), if any, for the same employee for each such year.
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